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Dear Newly Engaged Me: My Engagement Was Harder – and More Of An Education – Than I Expected
Click play button to listen to blog in audio format. This is another installment in the wonderful Dear Newly Engaged Me...
Dear Newly Engaged Me: Wisdom from a COVID Bride That Applies to All Wedding Planning
Here's a post written by a bride-to-be who was engaged throughout COVID. This is what she would tell her Newly Engaged...
Dear Newly Engaged Me: I Wish I Knew This From The Start…
This bride worked with me for 6 months. She wrote this blog 3 months after her wedding. Dear Newly Engaged Me: First, slow...
Dear Newly Engaged Me: My Anxiety Shifted When I Realized These 3 Things
By bride-to-be L. I’ve been engaged for 6 months, and I have more than a year before the wedding. I must say: engagement...
Brides Feelings
Engagement Anxiety? Ask Yourself This Question
Click play button to listen to blog in audio format. Nearly every bride – or groom-to-be whom I meet for a free 15-minute...
When The Wedding Dress Doesn’t Feel Quite Right
Click play button to listen to blog in audio format. An oldie, but a goodie, this New York Times essay "Say No to the...
Brainiac Brides: The Challenges You Face
Click play button to listen to blog in audio format. I work with a lot of super-smart brides -- academics, lawyers,...
Engagement Anxiety and Engagement Depression: 5 Causes Brides Need To Consider
Nearly every bride I work with asks me: "Where is all this stress, depression, anxiety and worry coming from?" "I thought...
Sweet Relief from Engagement Anxiety
Here's a roundup of success stories and journeys of brides and grooms I've worked with. The common denominators among them?...
From “Fetal Position” to the Happiest Wedding Day: One Bride’s Very Successful Bridal Counseling Experience
Here's the very successful story of Erin, a 27-year-old bride-to-be, who I helped get married this summer. Do you see...
Family
It’s A Family Affair: Why Everyone’s Going A Little Crazy
Chapter 4 of my eBook "Emotionally Engaged: A Bride's Guide To Surviving The Happiest Time Of Her Life" dives into the...
The Stories of 7 Brides
7 of the brides I worked with got married. I thought it would be interesting for you to hear a little about the issues we...
Dads, Daughters & Weddings: Why He’s Acting Weird
Weddings are rough on our dear old Dads Traditionally, they pay for our weddings. And they pay, emotionally, too....
Happy Engaged Thanksgiving! 5 Psychological Tips to Set You Up for Success
Where are you spending Thanksgiving this year? With your family, or with your fiance's? In this 2-minute video, I offer up...
Grooms Feelings
A Groom’s Report: 32-year-old Kyle Works Through Cold Feet
"When I got engaged, I was sure I was making the right decision. However, a few nagging thoughts escalated in the months...
Emotionally Engaged: A Groom’s Experience
After I work with clients, I like to get feedback about our time together. It not only helps me improve my craft, but I...
Relationship During Engagement
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I Hate My Engagement Ring: How To Talk About It [Part 3]
Click play button to listen to blog in audio format. I described the content of this article to my 18-year-old son. His...
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I Hate My Engagement Ring: Brides, Consider This [Part 2]
Click play button to listen to blog in audio format. You hate your engagement ring. It’s just not right. It’s not “you.”...
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I Hate My Engagement Ring. What Do I Do? [Part 1]
Click play button to listen to blog in audio format. Oh no. Your engagement ring is just not right. Whatever the reason –...
3 Simple Things to Divorce-Proof Your Marriage
Click play button to listen to blog in audio format. I know that you and your fiance are busy, busy, busy. You've got two...
Press
How NOT to Invite People To Your Wedding — Thoughtfully
I'm honored to be included in this thoughtful, sensitive piece in Good Housekeeping by Dina Gachman, "I Didn't Invite My...
Featured in the New York Times: “Why Stress When You Can See A Wedding Therapist”
You are not alone, if you've found this site and are wanting help with your wedding stress. Here's a whole article in...
Wedding
The 6 Stages of Wedding Planning: Fun, Ouch, Work, Abstract, Flurry, and Here!
Click play button to listen to blog in audio format. Wedding planning sucks at times. There. I said it. In fact, I say it...
What’s Normal To Feel When Your Wedding Is 6 Weeks Away?
Click play button to listen to blog in audio format. 6 weeks before your Big Day, your feelings start to shift. Because you...
How NOT to Invite People To Your Wedding — Thoughtfully
I'm honored to be included in this thoughtful, sensitive piece in Good Housekeeping by Dina Gachman, "I Didn't Invite My...
Low-Key Weddings: The Emotional Benefits to Doing What You Want
Happy to be included in this Well + Good article, "Once A Pandemic Necessity, the Low-Key Wedding is Still Trending -- And...
“I Could Focus on the Meaning of My Wedding Day, Not My Anxiety.”
A recent note from a bride: Thank you so much for helping me work through the transition of single to married woman. ...
Engagement Advice: Let’s Talk About Your Ring!
Is your ring perfect? Lucky you! Consider yourself blessed. Because I often hear from brides (and again, just last week,...
