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by Laura M. Brotherson+ •
on Dec 10, 2010 •
in Blog, Couples Photos, Date Night, Gift Ideas, Marriage, Misc/Fun, Valentine's •
with No Comments
2/23/11 UPDATE — All Couples Photos for the annual Anniversary Inn giveaway have been posted on the Couples Photos Page. Congratulations to Chris and Shelby for winning the random drawing. We had over 100 entries this year! Thank you to everyone for sharing your fabulous photos! ————————————————————————————————- We’re excited to announce our annual Valentine’s Giveaway
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by Laura M. Brotherson+ •
on Dec 9, 2010 •
in Blog, Marriage, Sex •
with 5 Comments
50 Reasons to Make Love To relieve stress. To improve emotional intimacy. To boost your immune system. To burn calories. To improve heart health. To build self esteem. To decrease pain. To improve sleep. To help reduce prostate cancer risk. To strengthen pelvic floor muscles. To increase blood flow in the body. To reduce cravings
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by Laura M. Brotherson, LMFT, CST, CFLE+ •
on Dec 9, 2010 •
in Blog, Marital Intimacy Show, Podcasts •
with 1 Comment
In this episode #052 “50 Reasons to Make Love,” on “The Marital Intimacy Show,” marriage and intimacy expert, Laura M. Brotherson highlights plenty of great reasons for couples to be sure they are continuing to take advantage of the many health and relationship benefits of sex. http://traffic.libsyn.com/strengtheningmarriage/MIS_052.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: iTunes |
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by Laura M. Brotherson+ •
on Dec 7, 2010 •
in Blog, Gift Ideas, Misc/Fun, Sex •
with 1 Comment
Christmas is only getting closer…still wondering what to get your hubby? RomanticMarriages.com offers a fabulous, all-inclusive “Merry Christmas Deer” romance kit! “We noticed that during the Holidays our husbands were the last to get some of our time and attention, so a few Christmases ago we each decided to change that. Now our husbands are
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by Laura M. Brotherson+ •
on Nov 26, 2010 •
in Blog, Misc/Fun •
with No Comments
We just got word that we have been named a finalist on “The Marry Blogger” favorite marriage blogs finalist list. We’d love for you to go vote for “Laura’s Strengthening Marriage Blog” by CLICKING HERE (may be listed under “Strengthening Marriage”) — and also check out the many other great marriage blogs out there! It’s
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by Laura M. Brotherson+ •
on Nov 12, 2010 •
in Blog, Couples Photos, Marriage, Misc/Fun •
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Had to share this darling picture that some friends took when visiting the USS Midway museum in Southern California. You all remember the famous picture “The Kiss” taken in Times Square at the end of World War II. Well apparently they’ve made a huge statue of it (located at the USS Midway museum). My friends
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by Laura M. Brotherson+ •
on Nov 5, 2010 •
in Blog, Infidelity, Intimacy, Marriage, Pornography/Addiction, Sex •
with No Comments
by Mark Chamberlain, Ph.D. Psychologist and Author of Confronting Pornography, and founder of the new blog (and upcoming book) Love You, Hate the Porn ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Want Porn Out? Let Wife In! reprinted from “Love You, Hate the Porn” Blog Here’s how it went in the wild West: the Sheriff faced down the outlaw: “There ain’t
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by Laura M. Brotherson+ •
on Nov 1, 2010 •
in Blog, Date Night, Intimacy, Marriage, Sex •
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Date night is simply one of the best things couples can do for their marriage. It nourishes the relationship mentally, emotionally, socially and even sexually (…if you’re lucky!). Couples generally do the best they can when it comes to having a date night, so I really hate to be too hard on them about it
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by Laura M. Brotherson, LMFT, CST, CFLE+ •
on Oct 28, 2010 •
in Blog, Marital Intimacy Show, Podcasts •
with No Comments
In this episode #051 “The Agony and the Ecstasy of ONEness in Marriage,” on “The Marital Intimacy Show,” marriage and intimacy expert, Laura M. Brotherson addresses some of the challenges of ONEness, as well as the exquisite joy and possibilities that are available to a husband and wife if they will work at it. http://traffic.libsyn.com/strengtheningmarriage/MIS_051.mp3Podcast
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by Laura M. Brotherson, LMFT, CST, CFLE+ •
on Oct 27, 2010 •
in Blog, Marital Intimacy Show, Podcasts •
with No Comments
In this episode #050 “What’s Up with the Bait and Switch in Marriage? — Q&A, Part 2,” on “The Marital Intimacy Show,” marriage and intimacy expert, Laura M. Brotherson addresses the question about how a wife seems to change intimacy-wise from pre- to post-marriage. Laura discusses five elements that may explain this change and what
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