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Love Languages for Today
Validating and Enjoying Who Each of you Are is a Key to a Healthy Relationship by Dr. Jennifer Ripley I once had the pleasure of...
Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
Feb 262 min read
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Christmas Dating for Couples: How to Survive Christmas Stress Without Snapping At your Mate
How to date your mate during the Christmas Rush
Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
Dec 5, 20244 min read
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Prayer of Examen for Couples
Many Christian individuals may invest in deepening their relationship with God by cultivating a practice of praying for His wisdom and guid
Sarah Haught
Jul 26, 20244 min read
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Prayer for your Partner: Lectio Divina for Couple Relationships
There is considerable research that has developed to show that positive prayer for your partner has effects both relationally and spirituall
Sarah Haught
Jul 26, 20244 min read
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Cultivating Intimacy and Communication Through Empathy
Cultivate intimacy and communication in couple relationships through empathy, just like Forrest Gump
Sarah Haught
Jul 26, 20242 min read
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Accept the Things You Can't Change
How to accept differences that are unlikely to change in a relationship. Apply to Marriage Counseling.
Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
Jul 25, 20244 min read
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Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love: What type of relationship are you in?
Understand your relationship, and it's history, using Bob Sternberg's triangular theory of love which creates 8 different types of...
Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
Jul 12, 20242 min read
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Stop This Game! I want OUT
Couple conflict is a circular pattern, and knowing how to stop the negative cycle is the key to a happy and healthy relationship You...
Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
Jul 12, 20243 min read
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How Can We Reach Forgiveness?
How to Reach Forgiveness as a couple
Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
Jan 25, 20244 min read
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Financial Planning & Family Conflict: Making Sense out of Cents
A financial advisor and psychologist discuss families and money
Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
Oct 6, 202314 min read
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Five Way to Take Care of your Elephant Brain?
Take care of your elephant brain to have a better life and better marriage
Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
May 26, 20234 min read
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Difficult Family Discussions, at Summer BBQs, Holidays or any day
by Nicole Urh, PsyD, Fellow of the Hope Project and Charis Institute We've all been there. The family is together for a summer BBQ, a...
Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
May 19, 20235 min read
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Looking Back to Remember: Joshua Memorial and the Gilgal 12 Stones as You End Couple Therapy Well
How to End Couple Counseling Well
Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
Apr 3, 20235 min read
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3 Things to do When you Need Help: Stop, Listen and get UNSTUCK
Sometimes we here at the Hope office get a call... we need couple therapy, and we need it now. When can get in for an appointment? Or we...
Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
Mar 28, 20234 min read
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Moving and Changes: A Tale of Two Trucks
Adjusting to changes, an exercise to help couples have a good conversation
Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
Mar 8, 20233 min read
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You might have forgiveness all wrong
Defining forgiveness, what it is and what it is not, is an important step before seeking forgiveness
Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
Mar 2, 20235 min read
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Time Out for Couples?
Worksheets and Thoughts on Time Out and Cool Down from Dr. Jen Ripley, Psychology Professor and Author of Couple Therapy A New Hope...
Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
Oct 25, 20225 min read
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4 keys to fixing a relationship: Thanks, Connect, Care and Prayer / Reflect
If prayer isn't something you are into, then the "Reflect" version is below. Do you have a Couple Improvement Plan? Atomic Habits by...
Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
Oct 12, 20224 min read
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Handling Differences in Marriage
The first thing I learned in marriage was "this person is so different than me!" Perhaps you have had this experience. You are so...
Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
Oct 11, 20224 min read
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Five ways to Respond when your Spouse Snaps at You
How to respond to anger in your marriage relationship
Dr. Jennifer Ripley, Ph.D.
Sep 30, 20224 min read
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