Three Weeks to a Healthier Relationship

By Chris Eschler, Health and Well-Being Life Coach Can you relate to any of the following scenarios? • Regardless of how delicate you approach a conversation with your partner, it never ends well.• You are constantly walking on eggshells around your partner to avoid another argument?• You are perplexed at how and why each conversation…

To Beauty From Ashes

by Chad D. Olson Just over 5 years ago, an accidental fire all but devoured the historic tabernacle in Provo. Its outer walls were still standing, barely. The interior had been completely gutted. In the subsequent months, this devastating loss raised many questions of what would become of this historic landmark built in 1885. The…

Forgiveness – A Key to Happiness

Chad Olsen, LMFT New Year’s is about fresh starts and new beginnings. This New Year, I want you to consider anyone who you haven’t forgiven. Is there anyone who has hurt you in some way? Are you are still holding on to the pain that another’s actions caused you? Do you resent or desire revenge…

How to Successfully Buy Happiness

by Chad D. Olson, LMFT Most believe that happiness is one of the primary purposes of life, but there are varied theories on how to experience the most happiness. This topic is intriguing to me so I did a little research into various beliefs about happiness. I was fascinated by the findings of a psychologist…

Giving Holiday Gifts with Confidence

As the holidays approach, gift giving is on the minds of most of us. Although it is meant to be a joyful and selfless experience, l must confess that I usually feel angst and dread rather than cheeriness. What makes it more stressful is that my spouse’s love language is gift giving. As he excitedly…

I’ve Been Watching You

During graduate school, my wife and I lived in a basement apartment. We had one, young daughter at the time – she was about 18 months old. One evening when things were pretty crazy at the house, we had forgotten about a meal in the oven and the smoke alarm went off. As soon as…

As Soon As…

I get to be on the front line with people that want to see changes happen in their relationships and in themselves. So often at the very beginning of the change process the first barrier that slows down the desired changes is the “as soon as… speed bump. Whenever you say “as soon as …fill…

What Makes a Real Leader?

I once read a comment about leadership that changed the way I thought about the topic: Leadership includes both what you do and what you leave.  This simple, yet profound statement has changed not only the way I view leadership, but has actually changed the way I lead. All too often I believe we put…

The Date Night Opportunnity

 What Does Couple Time Tell Us About  the Potential Value of Date Nights?  W. Bradford Wilcox & Jeffrey Dew  DATE NIGHT ON THE RISE  In the last year, a range of civic, corporate, and religious organizations have launched date-night initiatives in towns and cities across the nation. From the Date Night Challenge in Palm Beach…