by Sharon Pope | Last updated: Jun 25, 2019 | Stuck in Indecision: Stay or Go?
“A major life decision is never a choice but rather a realization that the decision has already been made.” Doug Cooper My husband and I were newly separated. I had moved into a furnished apartment about 20 minutes away and he was in living in our home...
by Sharon Pope | Last updated: May 9, 2023 | How to Fix My Marriage
“The most important thing in life is knowing the most important things in life.” David F. Jakielo Every day I speak with women and couples that are really struggling in their marriages. They tell me how stuck, lost and alone they feel. They desperately...
by Sharon Pope | Last updated: Oct 13, 2022 | How to Fix My Marriage
I was reading one of John Gottman’s books the other night and learned that one of his “go-to strategies” for determining whether or not a couple’s marriage will last depends upon how they recall past memories together. If they recall the past memories with some...
by Sharon Pope | Last updated: Oct 13, 2022 | How to Fix My Marriage
“Worry about yourself!” My new favorite 3-year old. I have tried talking to him, ignored the situation, threatened to leave, but nothing changes. I’ve tried to get him to go to counseling, but he won’t go. I have told him what I need until I am blue in the...
by Sharon Pope | Last updated: Jan 21, 2023 | Inspiration for Your Marriage
“It’s not somebody’s fault if their father was an abusive alcoholic, but it’s for damn sure their responsibility to figure out how they’re gonna deal with those traumas and try to make a life out of it.” Will Smith A friend and former mentor of mine said something...