Posted in Uncategorized on January 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Happy New Year to you, your couple, and family! It’s a Brand New Year – a great opportunity for a Fresh Start in all your relationships.
Here are a few “Time for Us Ideas” to consider doing with your spouse as part of your New Year’s Resolutions:
Weekly Date – set aside a time each week to “date.” Stay home with a [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on December 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have you had a burning issue on your mind and suddenly started talking to your spouse about it only to find that they weren’t ready to hear it and you felt even more frustrated, perhaps angry at their unwillingness to listen to you right then and there? Here’s some key advice: Discussions with your spouse work better when [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on December 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Here’s what Barack Obama wrote in 2006. Hopefully, he’ll promote Marriage Education during his presidency:
…Finally, preliminary research shows that marriage education workshops can make a real difference in helping married couples stay together and in encouraging unmarried couples who are living together to form a more lasting bond. Expanding access to such services to low income [...]
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Click on the “demo-call” link below to hear an audio sample of an MML Skills Coaching by Phone session (13 minutes). You will hear a couple having a dialogue on a topic of their choosing with a coach by phone helping the couple stay in skill during their dialogue. Then please enter your comments of how [...]
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Showing Understanding Skill says,
Listen in a way that shows strong interest.
Put your own thoughts and feelings on hold.
Pay close attention to what your partner is saying through words and body language.
Show with your body that you want to hear what your partner says.
Listen with an open mind and an open heart.
This is the [...]
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Healthy Marriage Coalition of Fresno-Madera Counties is conducting Mastering the Mysteries of Love (MML) classes throughout the two-county area. Click on this link: YouTube video for a six-minute video clip that showcases the powerful new realities couples experience in their relationship.
Don’t live in Fresno or Madera counties? Don’t worry. MML classes are taking place throughout California! [...]
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Posted in For Coaches, For Facilitators, For Participants, For Trainers, Uncategorized, tagged Facilitators, General, MML, Participants, Trainers on November 10, 2008 | 6 Comments »
We at California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC) are delighted to host and operate this weblog (blog) entitled “MML Skills in California”.
Mastering the Mysteries of Love (MML), co-authored by Dr. Bernard G. Guerney, Jr., and Mary Ortwein, M.S., is a version of Relationship Enhancement first developed by Dr. Guerney in the 1960s. RE/MML teaches 10 key couple communication [...]
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