Category Archives: Communication
Podcast 012: Merging Busy Lives and Schedules
Merging Busy Lives and Schedules—How Do Two become One? Dr. Dave Currie along with Wayne & Mary Jane Dahl discuss the hurdles of overcoming selfishness and moving toward an others-centered empathy...
Podcast 008: When the “In-laws” Become Outlaws—How to Win the Shootout
Dr. Dave Currie along with Wayne & Mary Jane Dahl, focus on assisting couples on understanding and addressing how to work through the complexities of difficult extended family relationships. Click...
Podcast 005: The Juggling Act—How to Successfully Balance Two Career Families
Dr. Dave Currie along with Wayne & Mary Jane Dahl, discuss topics relevant to your marriage and family. This episodes focuses on helping couples both anticipate and negotiate through the pressures...
Podcast 004: Rules of Engagement—How to Have a Fair Fight
Dr. Dave Currie along with Wayne & Mary Jane Dahl, discuss topics relevant to your marriage and family. This episode focuses on finding better and more consistent ways to resolve conflict...
Podcast 003: Do you Speak My Love Language?
Dr. Dave Currie along with Wayne & Mary Jane Dahl, discuss topics relevant to your marriage and family. This episodes focuses on helping couples overcome the relational disconnect and to increase...
Marriage: Merging Grace—The Art of Two Becoming One
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” Mark 10:8 Two becoming one....
Marriage: When Your Marriage Hits the Ditch
The conditions for the journey weren’t looking good as the air between them was cooling to an icy chill. Instability and uncertainty reflected long miles of bad road relationally. It’s true...
Marriage: Respecting the Laws of Relational Equilibrium
Is Your Marriage Teetering in the Balance? Respecting the Laws of Relational Equilibrium One fond childhood memory surrounds the pleasure of mastering the teeter-totter. It’s the playground apparatus that involves two...
Parenting: Adjusting to an Empty Nest
Q & A with Dr. Dave and Donalyn Currie Q: "After 25 years of our world revolving around our kids, the last one is about to move out. Do you have...
Marriage: The Merging of Lives in Marriage
How Do Two Become One in Scheduling? Our first fight was on the very first weekend home after our honeymoon. It was all about scheduling. I had made an assumption –...
Marriage: Communication—The Second Pillar of an Amazing Marriage
Communication—The Second Pillar of an Amazing Marriage You likely don't need to be convinced that communication is foundational to a great marriage. If you've been married for any length of time,...
Marriage: Money & Marriage—The First 5 Years
Money & Marriage—Making Both Last Beyond the First 5 Years When it comes to finances, especially in the early years of a marriage, it’s so easy to do things wrong. With...
Marriage: Getting Your Man Talking
Q & A with Dr. Dave & Donalyn Currie Sometimes I feel like I barely know my husband. It's so hard to get him to open up and talk about...
Marriage: Q & A with Dr. Dave & Donalyn Currie—Honesty in Marriage
Is honesty really always the best policy in marriage? Sometimes I think I could avoid a lot of trouble by just telling my wife what she wants to hear. What...
Marriage: How to Tell Your Man You Love Him
Wives, how do you show your husband you really love him? You likely have your ideas of what works great for the man in your life. Let us add to the...