Only a few days left to enroll in this session of Blow Up My Marriage.

A common battle is a post from: Simple Marriage
Click the post title to leave a comment.

We’re almost a month into a new year (man, time flies), and this year may have started out great … or maybe not.

Perhaps there’s been a chronic tension in your life or your marriage for months, and your hope that the new year would some how alter things hasn’t come true.

You and your spouse may have reached the level of co-existing for a while together. And when friends or family come into the picture you have to “put on a show,” as if everything’s okay.

Only, everything’s not okay. It downright sucks.

It may not be to the level of divorce or separating, but you don’t want the relationship to continue the way it is.

Or maybe things are so bad you, or your spouse, have been having serious thoughts of ending the marriage.

But it’s not that easy to simply chuck it all.

You’ve built a life together. You own a lot of things. And then there’s the kids.

Once again, Simple Marriage is offering an online class aimed at helping you transform your life and your marriage.

Blow Up My Marriage will be opening its doors again for the winter session.

Click here to enroll —-> Now closed.

If you’re not sure what this class is, it’s a radically different way to view what goes on in marriage.

You can read more details here.

Here’s what a couple of prior class participants say about this course:

The lessons have been eye openers for me on several occasions. The course has changed my perspective on conflict and its dynamics, and I have changed my behavior as a result. ~ M.Z.

For me, the final lesson pretty much summed up all that was/is going wrong with myself, my marriage and my life. Wow. I suddenly see very clearly where I’m taking the wrong turns. My whole life – my ideas for writing and business, my marriage, my sex life – had pretty much turned into “masturbation” – watching, doing things only in my mind, for myself, not “showing” anything to the world, avoiding rejection and risk.

“Penetrating the world” is a very powerful image for me and my way forward. Thanks. ~ M.A.

The winter session is enrolling now!

Closed.

There are limited spots available and if the history of this class is correct it will sell out again.

(photo source)

What if things blew up and became dramatically better? is a post from: Simple Marriage
Click the post title to leave a comment.

In October we launched our first Marriage Sparks eCourse.

Marriage Sparks are mini-courses (usually only about 2-weeks long) that are done from the comfort of your own home.

Our first course covered Expectations and Needs.

Today, we add the topic of sex.

Our eCourse on Passionate and Spiritual Sex will help you spark your sex life and deepen your intimate connection.

In this course you will:

Marriage Spark: Passionate Sex is a post from: Simple Marriage
Click the post title to leave a comment.

I hope your Thanksgiving Holiday was great.

Now, to kick off the Christmas Season … let’s have a giveaway!

This year we have something for both you and your spouse.

Specifically, one Simple Marriage reader has the chance to win his and her gift cards: one $75 Home Depot gift card AND one $75 Victoria Secret gift card.

If you win, you can use the money to buy gifts for your spouse, your family, someone else on your list, or even yourself.

How To Enter

Everyone has two chances to win.

Here’s how:

1. Leave a comment on this post answering this question: What are you asking Santa for this Christmas?

2. For a second entry, Tweet about this giveaway on Twitter. Be sure to use the url of this post and @simplemarriage so I can see it. Or to make it even easier – use the Tweet button at the bottom of this post and be sure to add @simplemarriage to your Tweet.

This giveaway ends Friday, December 2, 2011 at 11:59 PM CST.

Closed. 

His and Her Christmas Giveaway is a post from: Simple Marriage
Click the post title to leave a comment.

From my family to yours:

Happy Thanksgiving

May your time with loved ones be full of blessings and peace.

God Bless,
Corey

Happy Thanksgiving is a post from: Simple Marriage
Click the post title to leave a comment.

To meet that goal, we are launching a new Marriage Sparks series of mini eCourses.

While a number of readers come here when there are marriage problems, I also know that many regularly read to keep their marriage fresh and growing.

Last year we rolled out a resource for marriages experiencing some struggle. Specifically, marriages that were in the ILYBINILWYA (I love you but I’m not in love with you anymore) stage, that’s what my course Blow Up My Marriage is all about.

But what about marriages that are going pretty well, but one or both of you want it to be even better?

You might even be an engaged couple looking forward to marriage and want to plan ahead.

Now we are beginning to roll out some mini-courses that will help you spark your relationship.

Marriage Sparks are mini-courses (usually only about 2-weeks long) that can be done from the comfort of your own home.

Each one will address a specific aspect of marriage, like expectations and needs, money, sex, or time usage.

Our first one, Expectations and Needs, launches today!

In this course you as a couple will:

• Understand the importance of knowing and meeting one another’s highest-priority needs
• Determine what each of your high-priority needs actually are
• Make plans and promises to mutually meet those needs for each other
• Assess and plan great activities to meet your couple needs beyond your individual needs

These two weeks can transform your marriage and turn up the flame of your loving interactions together!

Click here for more.

Once you purchase your course, you can begin right away … which means you could reap the benefits tonight.

(photo source)

Marriage Sparks is a post from: Simple Marriage
Click the post title to leave a comment.

Exercise!

If you’re anything like my wife and I, you knew the answer but aren’t sure you’ve got the time to actually do it.

And isn’t there a part of you that hates this answer?

I mean, isn’t there an easier way to turn on your desire and really let loose in the bedroom?

I’m not sure if this is any easier, but an even better aphrodisiac is exercising with your spouse.

I have first hand knowledge of this.

My wife and I have included exercise as part of our weekly routine for years now … but rarely together. She had her schedule and I had mine.

Until four months ago when we committed to do Insanity together.

If you’re not familiar with Insanity, it’s exactly as the title describes.

Six days a week we began working out together in our home. And after a couple of weeks making this a priority and rearranging things to make it happen, not only did we see improvements in our bodies, we saw improvements in our marriage.

Perhaps you’re thinking there’s no way you could do something like that. You’re too busy, too stressed, too tired, have little kids to care for, etc.

So did we.

But what we found was our kids would do parts of the work out with us!

If you’re interested in discovering ways to include fitness as part of your marriage, heads up.

There’s a free webinar with my friends Dustin Riechmann and Tony DiLorenzo of Fit Marriage happening Tuesday Sept. 20th. Both Tony and Dustin have experienced the transformations in their marriages as they’ve cracked the code to actually finding time and a plan to get fit with their wives.

You can hear all about it on Tuesday.

Not only is the webinar free, there are 2 different times it will be offered that day (1 PM CST and 8 PM CST).

All you have to do is sign up and you’ll get some great information the will help you improve your health and your marriage.

Click here to sign up for the 7 Secrets to Fitting in Fitness for Busy Couples.

(photo source)

7 Secrets to Fitting in Fitness for Busy Couples is a post from: Simple Marriage
Click the post title to leave a comment.

School is right around the corner (at least where I live).

Routines with the kids and family and work are about to change again.

One of the benefits of Fall, the chance to create a new routine or habit. Or, at the very least, attempt to try something different.

But what about the perpetual problems you have between you and your spouse?

What about that issue that crept up over the summer and keeps nagging at you and your marriage?

Or maybe you are in a marriage that’s barely holding on and you simply are trying to survive.

The doors for enrollment in the next offering of Blow Up My Marriage are now open.

This is a 16 week class that will present you with a radically different way to view your marriage, and then will walk you through how to apply this view to your marriage going forward.

Here’s a brief look at what is covered in Blow Up My Marriage:

• How to create the best marriage from your strengths, not by looking at what’s wrong.
• How to see that it’s the relationship that’s the issue, not you or your spouse.
• Why you never want to lean on your spouse.
• How to create a great life and have your marriage be the icing on the cake.
• And, how to transform your sex life.

One of the best things about this class is its format. I come to you with all the information and material.

New lessons are presented every other Monday (beginning August 22nd), which you can read through or listen to. And, thanks to the format, you can work through everything at your own pace.

Still unsure?

Or, are you not sure your spouse will be interested?

No worries.

You can participate in this class as a couple, or on your own. You can even participate if you’re currently single.

If your spouse does join you, all the better … but don’t let their hesitancy or resistance stop you.

Click here to read even more details.

Want in?

Click here to enroll.

This session is already filling up fast.

Here’s to all marriage can become!

Create a new relationship by blowing things up is a post from: Simple Marriage
Click the post title to leave a comment.

Take a moment and look at your own relationships.

It doesn’t matter what the current state of the relationship is, these two topics are present.

Communication and conflict are everywhere.

In fact, almost every couple I’ve worked with has come in to therapy with the belief that the source of their problems are because they cannot communicate.

Lets get a couple of things out in the open as we begin.

First, you cannot not communicate in marriage (or any relationship for that matter).

And second, conflict is inevitable in life.

To handle and actually use these issues in your relationships, it boils down to how you view them – and then what you do with them.

What you focus on – grows.

This philosophy is true in life and marriage. If you focus solely on what’s wrong, everything will appear wrong.

Don’t believe me, watch only the national and local news and tell me how this affects your worldview. Better yet, watch CNN or FOXNews for 24 hours straight. You’ll likely think this whole world and everyone in it is evil incarnate.

Many times we navigate life by seeking out and marking the dangers and pitfalls to avoid.

While this seems like a logical way to plan out life, how about this?

I’ve always loved to snow ski. I started when I was 6 and having being skiing ever since. One thing I like to do while skiing is ski through the trees. The powder’s better, it’s quiet, plus the added risk increases the adventure.

Want to know the key to skiing successfully through the trees?

Don’t look at the trees!

Instead, focus on where you want to go between them. If you spend your time focusing on the trees, you’ll end up hitting one.

This principle applies to life and marriage as well. If you focus on where you want to go and your role in the process, by default you’ll avoid most of the pitfalls and issues along the way.

This idea is expanded upon and is one of the foundational concepts in the upcoming Blow Up My Marriage Class.

Monday, August 22nd begins the next offering of the Blow Up My Marriage Class.

A 16 week class which will walk you through a radically different way to view what happens in marriage, and then what to do with this new paradigm.

In this class you’ll learn:

• How to create the best marriage from your strengths, not by looking at what’s wrong.
• How to see that it’s the system that’s the issue, not you or your spouse.
• Why you never want to lean on your spouse.
• How to create a great life and have your marriage be the icing on the cake.
• And, how to transform your sex life.

Thanks to the format of this class, I’ll come to you with all the material and information.

The doors will open for the class in a couple of days (you can sign up to be notified early and get first dibs on your spot at the bottom of the info page).

Still have questions or want more information? Click here.

What would happen if things blew up? is a post from: Simple Marriage
Click the post title to leave a comment.

It’s a 16 week class that presents a radically different way to look at relationships and due to the format of this class, it’s only offered 2 or 3 times per year.

One thing I realize is that crisis and trouble in marriage does not follow a certain time of the year schedule. So it’s quite possible that you could have something go wrong in your marriage and you would greatly benefit from this class, but you’d have to wait a couple of months before you could participate … not good.

That’s where the Blow Up My Marriage 1 on 1 comes in.

I’m opening up just a few slots each month for couples (or individuals) who’d like to go through the Blow Up My Marriage material AND get personal, one-on-one coaching to help you apply the material to your life (two-on-one if your spouse joins us).

Here’s what you’ll get:

All eight modules of Blow Up My Marriage delivered at your own pace right to your inbox. As you work through the material, you’ll also receive 5 one-hour coaching sessions via phone or webcam to help you apply the material directly to your situation.

With this material you’ll learn:

• How to create the best marriage from your strengths, not by looking at what’s wrong.
• How to see that it’s the relationship that’s the issue, not you or your spouse.
• Why you never want to lean on your spouse.
• How to create a great life and have your marriage be the icing on the cake.
• And, how to transform your sex life.

And with the coaching you’ll get the help in applying the material directly to your situation and marriage.

Interested in more info? Click here to read more.

Blow Up My Marriage, One On One is a post from: Simple Marriage
Click the post title to leave a comment.