Relationship Resources
Relationships take action. Love is a verb. Utilizing resources for support and ideas to cultivate your relationship is a positive step in the right direction.
Apps & Podcasts
From The Better Institute
Books
Email Newsletters
Mobile App & Podcast Recommendations
Gottman Card Decks
This app is a fun way to connect with your partner through questions, statements, and ideas to improve your relationship. Perfect conversation starters!
Small Things Often Podcast
This podcast provides tips for deepening your relationship in under 5 minutes.
Love Nudge
This app pairs well with the 5 Love Languages.
From The Better Institute
Beyond the Debrief
Beyond the Debrief is an online-based wellness program for first responders and partners. It offers tools to tackle mental health and intimacy challenges, strengthening families to build a healthy, lasting life together.
Vacation or Vexation? How to Protect Your Relationship During Summer Travel
It’s July, the peak of summer travel season. For months, you’ve likely been visualizing the...
Sweeten Your Connection: 10 Small Ways to Support Your Partner This February
February in Pittsburgh usually means gray skies and a lingering chill—making it the perfect time...
Five Ways to Make Your Relationship Shine This Holiday Season
The holidays are here, bringing with them a whirlwind of cheer, commitments, and—let's be...
Busting Myths: What Couples Counseling Really Is (and Isn’t)
Thinking about couples counseling but feeling hesitant? You're not alone! Many couples are held...
Your Relationship is an Investment
From Robin Witt, Director of Relationship Dynamics: The “grass is greener on the other side” is an...
Supporting Couples Suffering from Infidelity
Jess sat on the couch with a look of shame across her face. Jeremy had a distant expression as he...
The Effects of Gambling on Relationships
Gambling is often a hidden addiction that can cripple couples. By the time the gambling habit...
Preparing for the Big Day: PreMarital Counseling
Invest in the venue or the relationship? Maybe you can have your cake and eat it too (after all,...
Book Recommendations
The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
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This is an excellent resource for all couples. By reading and applying the principles in this book, you will be repairing harmful patterns and strengthening your relationship. Utilize questionnaires in the book to learn more about yourself and your relationship.
Healing Your Marriage When Trust is Broken
by Cindy Beall
A helpful resource for couples experiencing infidelity. This faith-based resource will help lead you to healing and hope.
The 5 Love Languages®: The Secret to Love that Lasts
And Baby Makes Three
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A useful book for expecting parents, this book will help you prepare for common new parenting struggles, including keeping intimacy alive. A must-read before welcoming your new baby.
Emotional Survival for Law Enforcement
by Kevin M Gilmartin
A must-read for spouses of police officers, this book will help you better understand the impact your spouse’s career may have on your marriage and how to offer support and understanding while strengthening your relationship.
Healing Your Marriage When Trust Is Broken: Finding Forgiveness and RestorationEmotional Survival for Law Enforcement
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Email Newsletters
Gottman Love Notes from the The Gottman Institute
This newsletter provides ways of getting better at loving one another and provides input from marriage specialists to apply to your relationship.
Dare of the Month from Jennifer Degler Ministries
If you are a wife struggling with initiating physical intimacy, sign up for the Dare of the Month! This monthly email will generate new and fun ways of initiating intimacy in your marriage.
This is a faith-based resource.
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