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    What is Hope-focused Couple Counseling? And Why Does it Work?

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    What is Hope-focused Couple Counseling?  And Why Does it Work?

    Forgiving in Relationships: Five Steps to REACH Forgiveness

    • 5 days ago
    Forgiving in Relationships: Five Steps to REACH Forgiveness

    Are we Ready for Hope Focused Couple Counseling?

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    Are we Ready for Hope Focused Couple Counseling?
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    What is Hope-focused Couple Counseling?  And Why Does it Work?
    Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
    • 3 days ago
    • 5 min

    What is Hope-focused Couple Counseling? And Why Does it Work?

    Where did Hope Focused Couple Counseling come from? Hope-focused couple counseling was created in the 1990s by Everett L. Worthington,...
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    Forgiving in Relationships: Five Steps to REACH Forgiveness
    Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
    • 5 days ago
    • 3 min

    Forgiving in Relationships: Five Steps to REACH Forgiveness

    You can create a relationship where forgiveness is frequent and common. Video of Dr. Everett Worthington, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus,...
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    Are we Ready for Hope Focused Couple Counseling?
    Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
    • 5 days ago
    • 4 min

    Are we Ready for Hope Focused Couple Counseling?

    Starting couple counseling brings many questions and concerns. Dr. Ripley answers common questions about starting Hope Focused Couple...
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    How to fix a marriage or relationship
    Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
    • 6 days ago
    • 3 min

    How to fix a marriage or relationship

    Repair of a marriage or intimate relationship is one of the most important things you can learn for long-term happiness. You can feel the...
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    Was Your Family a Blessing or Not-so-much?  Find out with a Family Genogram
    Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
    • Jul 28
    • 2 min

    Was Your Family a Blessing or Not-so-much? Find out with a Family Genogram

    A Family Genogram is a tool to reflect on what you brought with you into your relationship from the past. You love each other, and vowed...
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    From Relationship Needs to Conflict Resolution:  How to be a Relationship Expert
    Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
    • Jul 28
    • 3 min

    From Relationship Needs to Conflict Resolution: How to be a Relationship Expert

    After getting married the first conflict that I had was 3 days into the honeymoon. Yup, just 3 days. But there we were fighting over...
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    Understanding what you Really Need in this Relationship
    Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
    • Jul 28
    • 3 min

    Understanding what you Really Need in this Relationship

    The relationship you have today is built on your experience of relationships from your past. "I just don't remember ever playing with my...
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    How to Start a Difficult Conversation with your Mate
    Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
    • Jul 14
    • 2 min

    How to Start a Difficult Conversation with your Mate

    Something you need to talk about difficult things. How can you start?
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    A Couple Improvement Plan
    Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
    • Sep 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    A Couple Improvement Plan

    You make plans to improve all aspects of life, why not your most important relationship? Whether a self-improvement plan, or part of Hope...
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    Speak the Truth in Love:  Couple Communication
    Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
    • Sep 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Speak the Truth in Love: Couple Communication

    A strategy for communication makes all the difference in life together as a couple. Communication is crucial to healthy relationships. At...
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