Saving Your Marriage: What Does Pavlov Have To Do With It?

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Saving Your Marriage: What Does Pavlov Have To Do With It?

By Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. on Friday, September 9th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Remember Pavlov and his dog? In this famous experiment, Ivan Pavlov would ring a bell and then feed his dog. He repeated this process over and over, and then he just rang the bell. No food. Remember the dog’s response? He still expected the food and started salivating! We can all be clear that Fido [...]

Save The Marriage Video: Will Problems Just Happen Again?

By Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. on Friday, May 27th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Has your spouse told you that even if you did work on the marriage, the problems would just come back, so why bother? Or perhaps you did work on your marriage, only to see the problems return. Does that mean that problems returning is unavoidable? Does that make you or your spouse wonder “what’s the [...]

Video: How Can We Protect Our Marriage?

By Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. on Thursday, May 26th, 2011 | No Comments

Marriages get into trouble when they are not protected. And marriages that are recovering must protect the marriage, so that it can keep growing. Marriages that are doing well STILL need to protect their relationship, in order to prevent problems. This video can help you protect your marriage from problems, and help recover from problems, [...]

Want to Save Your Marriage? Change Yourself!

By Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. on Wednesday, May 4th, 2011 | No Comments

My guess is you are at my site because you want to learn how to save their marriage. There are relationship issues that must be addressed. But where do you start? My answer: look in the mirror. You, yourself are the greatest tool you have in your efforts to save your marriage. Let me tell [...]

I Am Sore and Tired (And What That Has To Do With Saving Your Marriage!)

By Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. on Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 | 1 Comment

I admit it! I am tired. I am sore. I have discovered muscles I didn’t know I had, and ones I didn’t know could hurt! Here’s the thing: for years, I have been a trail runner. I love being in the woods, seeing the changing seasons, and running with my Yellow Lab, Sunny. We have [...]

Do You WANT Your Marriage, Or Are You Playing Tug-Of-War?

By Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. on Friday, July 31st, 2009 | 2 Comments

I spend a good portion of my week responding to consultation emails and working with clients. This week, I had two cases that reminded me of a very important fact: we all have a tendency to play tug-of-war.Let me explain with a personal example. A couple of years ago, I was at a conference. In [...]

Four “You’s” Could Save Your Marriage

By Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. on Friday, June 19th, 2009 | No Comments

Just a couple weeks ago, one of my clients gave me a bit of business advice that’s been directly applicable to saving a marriage. I wanted to share it with you. My client, who is a businessperson, was telling me that there are four important “you’s” that are crucial for a business. They are crucial [...]

Marriage Is Tough

By Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. on Friday, June 12th, 2009 | No Comments

“Marriage shouldn’t be that hard.” That was the opening comment of my client this week. He was convinced that his marriage was doomed. He believe it was because his marriage had become difficult. He believed that this should not be the case. I had to chuckle. Marriage is the most intense relationship that any two [...]

New Year’s Resolutions For Your Marriage

By Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. on Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 | No Comments

I remember when I was back in school. At the end of each semester, I was so tired of that class, and just ready to move on. During college, it probably had something to do with being ready to leave behind the classes where I had maxed out my skips! In any event, it was [...]

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