DR. MARGARET JAMAL WRITES… This was supposed to be a nice visit to a couple’s house for lunch. However it turned into a rather uncomfortable setting as we witnessed the troubling transformation of a generally delightful woman. She had already appeared a little agitated, but her grumbling about how worthless her husband was escalated into…
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Couples Coping with Bad Child Behavior
DR. MARGARET JAMAL WRITES… Many of us may remember the critical moments before giving birth to a long awaited child. But do we remember our thoughts, prayers, wishes and dreams concerning that child? We want our new baby to be healthy and beautiful. We even plan to count the toes and fingers. Yet how many…
Intimacy Beyond Sexual Abuse
DR. MARGARET JAMAL WRITES… For years, my family would refer to me as the one “who smells everything.” From smelling my food before eating it to being able to find the source of foul odors, I have been the one to call. I finally realized that my keen sense of smell was directly linked to…
Broken Trust-How much time is needed to fix it?
DR. MARGARET JAMAL WRITES…LISTEN TO AUDIO READING During a recent live broadcast of our I Do Me 2 Blog Talk Radio (BTR) show, one of our regulars who was in our chat room typed about how trust impacts forgiveness and even sexual relations. After more discussion, my husband and I realized that this topic really…
FORGIVENESS IN MARRIAGE
CLICK TO LISTEN TO OUR ONLINE DISCUSSION INCLUDING THIS TOPIC. Call in number to join us Tuesday night at 8:30 PM CST is (213) 943-3673. NOTE: We will resume the Top 10 Reasons for staying Married blogs, but because of so much that we have been hearing, witnessing and experiencing about forgiveness in marriage, we thought…
I Do Me2 Couple’s Challenge #3- Write a Little Marriage Prayer
You may remember the song “I Say a Little Prayer for You” written by Burt Bacharach. I just listened to the version song by Aretha Franklin introduced by someone that might bring back some old memories. Anyway, the challenge is for couples to work together to write a short Marriage Prayer that can be framed and…
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