Hannah Brooks Marriage Coaching
               

Have you ever looked back at a part of your life and wished you had only known then what you know now? I don’t want that to be you if your current relationship ever ends. So I offer you 3 insights you can use to prevent that from happening. Occasionally I think about what went wrong in my first marriage, if I could have prevented our divorce. I wonder if I could have caused less emotional pain and financial strain for my family, my kids, had I known back then what I know now…

We humans are, well, irrational when gripped with negative emotion. And that's when we cause the most damage in our relationships. To re-gain access to the more rational wise part of our brain quickly and therefore minimize ugly interactions it's incredibly helpful to have some very practical simple go-to tools for the heat of the moment when we get triggered. So here are two concrete tips to help you de-escalate a fight in the middle of one, or to stop one before it starts

I’m guessing, just like me and many of my clients, you used to think that when it came to love the hard part was finding the right partner. You’d dream of that person, the one who’d sweep you off your feet and fulfill you. Your biggest worry was you’d never meet him (or her). What relief when you did find him! Maybe you, like one client laughingly admitted to me, used to think, “I got the ring! I’m done with the hard work.” Because most of us, at some level, have bought into

If your partner gets controlling, says critical or mean things sometimes, or acts out angrily more often than feels acceptable to you, you can do something about it. Here's an in depth look at how to (it's all about key # 3 from “5 Ways to Improve Things When Your Partner is The Problem”). In our intimate relationships we often unconsciously set up patterns that skew the power dynamic so that we are letting the other person figuratively walk all over us. In order to establish

I want you to meet "Mara", who took serious dedicated action and experienced amazing shifts in her marriage using the techniques and skills I taught her. She now feels tons of love between her and her husband, feels totally cherished, valued, and heard, and like they are really in this life as true allies; she even inspired her husband (without any nagging or mommy-energy) to want to make major healthy changes in himself, so they could be even happier as individuals and as a

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