Does it feel like your relationship is good enough, but not all that it could be? Is “good enough” just not good enough anymore? Dr. Terri Orbuch joins us on the show to talk about her book – 5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great.
Terri is the project director of the NIH-funded Early Years of Marriage Project, the longest-running study of married couples ever conducted, which has been ongoing since 1986. A practicing marriage and relationship therapist for more than 20 years, she is also a popular love advisor on radio, TV, and peoplemedia.com. She’s a research professor at the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, and a professor at Oakland University.
5 Simple Steps to Take Your Marriage from Good to Great is published by Random House, and is available on Amazon.com and at all the major booksellers. You can also find her online at DrTerriTheLoveDoctor.com.
Is the difference in age between you and your partner causing tension in your marriage? Is it getting difficult to deal with others’ perceptions and opinions of your relationship? Colette Segalla joins us to talk about both the challenges and benefits of relationships between partners of significantly different ages, and to tell us how you can get the most out of your marriage.
Colette is a therapist with Lepage Associates in Durham, NC. She’s had extensive training and experience working with people of all ages, and has also had specific training in the field of adult relationships, using an integrated approach to help couples overcome both their individual and relational problems to improve their relationships. You can find her online at LepageAssociates.com or call the office at 919-572-0000 to schedule an appointment.
Is your marriage no longer magical, but just plain miserable? Does it feel like you’re trapped with no way of fixing things, to the point where you’re fantasizing about divorce, or worse? Alisa Bowman returns to the show to discuss her upcoming book, Project: Happily Ever After – Saving Your Marriage When the Fairytale Falters, a personal account of her marriage at its worst and how she and her husband managed to put the pieces back together.
Alisa keeps up a blog at ProjectHappilyEverAfter.com, and has been featured on news shows and in publications across the country. Her book, which comes out December 28, can be preordered from Amazon.com, and will be available after its release at all major booksellers.