Hannah Brooks Marriage Coaching
               

Do you ever get wrapped up in what your partner is doing wrong, or what he isn't doing right? Does it get under your skin and upset you? I see this a lot in the work I do with clients. Women who are independent, smart, loving people-- who are wise and mature in so many ways are still letting their partner drive them nuts with disappointment and frustration. They are not alone. I've certainly had this experience myself many times, and though it used to be way more frequent, it

Here's a more in depth look at Key # 2 from last week’s “5 Ways to Improve Things When Your Partner is The Problem”. These are my boys (I have 3 sons). Someday to be men. In fact, the one on the right is my man as a young boy. Look at that sweetness on all of their little boy faces. Such loves. My deepest wish is that my sons grow into the men that we women most long to have as our partner in life: loving, patient, respectful, tolerant of our imperfections, able to navigate t

Many of my clients come to me after having tried marriage counseling or therapy. Other people often ask me how what I do is different than therapy. Others assume they are the same thing. Here is my attempt to clarify what the difference is (and if one would be better for you and your relationship than the other). Keep in mind this kind of comparison risks oversimplifying things! 10 ways Relationship Coaching and Marriage Counseling are Different​ Marriage Counseli

I feel vulnerable to share what follows (a journal entry from my secret diary), but I do it for love. I want to be an open book for you, so you can learn from my relationship mistakes in the past, and from my triumphs, as well. Because the more I learn the more I see that there are certain skills that lead to more love (and common mistakes that undermine it). I want you to know them intimately, so you can enjoy the love you desire. I recently stumbled across this journal ent

I hope there haven't been any hurt feelings this holiday season for you. It can be a stressful time for some of us (like me) and therefore easier for harsh words to slip and emotions to be tender. I want to send you off into the new year with a final word about hurt feelings (see the first two videos in this mini series here). Because they are actually an opportunity for deepening intimacy and feeling more loved and valued--if you respond well. Here is how: Here are all the t

Have you ever felt really hurt by something your significant other or friend said or did? I certainly have... Last time we connected, in a video that you can find here, we talked about "How to Not Take Things Personally", because so many of us do so frequently. Not only does it make us feel terrible for hours or even days (or years!), it also can really, over time, erode the intimacy and connection we experience in our relationship with our significant other. Which plain old

Over the coming weeks and months I will be doing a video series on “Self-Responsibility”. I believe that being able to take responsibility for your experience in your life is the number one key to having a healthy, loving, and fun relationship with your partner. This is a big topic. So I thought we would explore different aspects of it in bite-sized pieces via video, and perhaps written words and stories, too, as part of the biweekly Connection Compass. Enjoy this video (and