Knowledge Is Power. . . NOT!

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Knowledge Is Power. . . NOT!

By Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. on Tuesday, December 27th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Have you heard that before? Knowledge is power? Trust me, after spending over 9 years, post college, in graduate school, I believe that information has power. Problem is, too many people forget one thing: knowledge that is not applied is useless. Knowledge is NOT power. Applied knowledge, THAT is power! On a daily basis, I [...]

Video: I Can’t Get My Spouse To Go To Therapy!

By Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. on Wednesday, May 25th, 2011 | No Comments

Many people think the only way that their marriage can be saved is through marital therapy. So, when a spouse refuses to go, you might think you are out of luck in saving your marriage. Can the marriage be saved without therapy? Absolutely! In fact, marriage therapy has a dismal track record! At least 50% [...]

Save The Marriage Video: I Thought Everything Was OK! What Happened?

By Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. on Saturday, May 21st, 2011 | No Comments

A marriage crisis can rear-end you! You feel like you didn’t see it coming. At least weekly, I hear from someone telling me that they knew their marriage was not going as well as they would like, but they thought it was temporary. Maybe they expected that once the kids were grown, there would be [...]

Save The Marriage Video: I Think My Spouse Is Having An Affair!

By Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. on Monday, May 16th, 2011 | No Comments

Can a marriage be saved? There are many variables in that, one being infidelity. That does NOT mean that an affair will end a marriage. But it does add a complication. So if you are wondering “can this marriage be saved?” and are suspecting your spouse is being unfaithful, what do you need to know? [...]

Video From Survivor of Hudson Plane Crash: How Crisis Reorients

By Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. on Monday, April 25th, 2011 | No Comments

Ric Elias survived the plane landing on the Hudson River. And it completely reoriented his life. In the video from TED (one of my new favorite sites), Ric discusses, in just a few minutes, how the event transformed his life, including his marriage. Having been through a health crisis, I can tell you: looking at [...]

Why Marriages Get Into Trouble — All Marriages!

By Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. on Friday, April 1st, 2011 | No Comments

If you are wanting to know how to save your marriage, you want to start by understanding why marriages get into trouble. And when I say marriages, yes I mean all marriages! It is just that some marriages work through the issues, or resolve them. So, for just a second, while considering saving a marriage, [...]

“How Dare You Tell Me To Save My Marriage!”

By Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. on Wednesday, August 19th, 2009 | 1 Comment

. . . that was the opening line from an email I just received. The writer was clearly angry, feeling that I was pressuring her into saving her marriage. So let me be clear, I DO NOT pressure people into trying to save their marriages. Obviously, I do think that marriages should be saved, but [...]

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 [...]

Can An Ebook Really Save A Marriage?

By Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. on Friday, June 6th, 2008 | 2 Comments

That is such an interesting question: can a book or an ebook really save a marriage? The overwhelming answer is “yes, absolutely!” That is the short answer. The longer answer of how any book can save a marriage is little deeper. First, most people think of “book or therapy” as the two options. “Should we [...]

Excuse #3: “I Can’t Do Anything!”

By Lee H. Baucom, Ph.D. on Wednesday, February 6th, 2008 | No Comments

Do you feel hopeless and unable to change the outcome of your relationship? Then excuse #3 may be the thought that is running through your mind: “I want to do something, but there isn’t anything I can do.” Henry Ford said “Whether you think you can or you think you can’t, you are right.” In [...]

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