Feb 14, 2020 | Adults, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger JamillahNeeairah Nasir Recently, I was at brunch with The Committee when the topic of love and relationships came up. Usually, I take this moment to use the ladies’ room, check my email, or get another bagel and top off my coffee. I usually...
Jan 25, 2020 | Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Working Parents
By Guest Blogger Jen Mearns OK, I have a confession. But before I get to that, let me give you some background. After I had my first child, I really didn’t want to go back to work. I didn’t feel like I had enough time with him, had barely gotten him on a schedule and...
Jan 8, 2020 | Adults, By Stage, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Travel & Auto Tips, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Rachel Hoeing If you are looking for a fun vacation with your spouse, other couples, or a girls’ trip, look no further than Nashville, Tennessee! It has become a hotspot for couple’s getaways as well as girls’ trips and bachelorette parties, and...
Dec 28, 2019 | Adults, By Stage, Entertaining, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Recreation
By Rachel Hoeing What if you made a goal to connect more with others in 2020? Strengthen your family by having more family time? Schedule date nights to connect with your partner? Build your friendships by having get-togethers? TMoM has many ideas of ways to connect...
Oct 14, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Health, Local Resources, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Non Profits, Safety
By Christine Murray, Ph.D., LPC, LMFT, Director of the UNC Greensboro Center for Youth, Family, and Community Partnerships October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and here in the Triad, we’re also launching the new Abuse Is Never Okay campaign in Guilford...
Oct 9, 2019 | Adults, By Stage, From the Heart, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Single Parenting
By Guest Blogger Kristen Daukas With 50% of first-time marriages ending in divorce, it would be almost impossible for you to not know someone who has or is going through a divorce. And considering that 70% of divorces are initiated by women, there’s a good chance that...
Oct 1, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Children's Health & Wellness, From the Doctor, Greensboro, Health, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Kalie Moore, LPCA, clinical therapist at Wynns Family Psychology Have you ever wondered what happened to the “spark” in your relationship? Or why the emotional chasm between the two of you just seems to keep getting bigger, no matter what you do? Even...
Aug 12, 2019 | Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Gray Moulton, LMFT, PLLC My clients come to me often sharing that their spouses are driving them insane. It never fails. A couple will come to me and tell me about the things that attracted them to one another and inevitably, one will share stories...
Apr 18, 2019 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Christine Murray, PhD, LPC, LMFT, Director of the Healthy Relationships Initiative Our Healthy Relationships Initiative (HRI) team is excited to partner with Triad Moms on Main on this blog series. In this series, we offer general guidance to relationship or family...
Jan 29, 2019 | Humor, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Kelly Hines “He was taking a bow and the sand would reshape according to the resonance of the vibrations…” That’s where he lost me. We’d been watching a documentary the night before on the expansion of the universe, and my husband was trying to explain what I’d...
Dec 1, 2018 | Adult Health & Wellness, Adults, By Stage, Health, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Christine Murray, PhD, LPC, LMFT, Director of the Healthy Relationships Initiative Our Healthy Relationships Initiative (HRI) team is excited to partner with Triad Moms on Main on this blog series. In this series, we offer general guidance to relationship or family...
Nov 2, 2018 | Adults, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Christine Murray, PhD, LPC, LMFT, Director of the Healthy Relationships Initiative Our Healthy Relationships Initiative (HRI) team is excited to partner with Triad Moms on Main on this blog series. In this series, we offer general guidance to relationship or family...
Oct 19, 2018 | Adults, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Recreation, Vacations & Weekend Trips
By Guest Blogger Julie Fritz Have you ever woken up in the middle of the night, rolled over, looked at your spouse/partner and thought, who are you? When you are in the throes of raising a family it is so easy to lose sight of your relationship. You are often going...
Sep 3, 2018 | Adults, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Christine Murray, PhD, LPC, LMFT, Director of the Healthy Relationships Initiative Our Healthy Relationships Initiative (HRI) team is excited to partner with Triad Moms on Main on this blog series. In this series, we offer general guidance to relationship or family...
Jun 20, 2018 | Adults, By Stage, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Christine Murray, PhD, LPC, LMFT, Director of the Healthy Relationships Initiative Our Healthy Relationships Initiative (HRI) team is excited to partner with Triad Moms on Main on this blog series. In this series, we offer general guidance to relationship or family...
Apr 16, 2018 | Adult Health & Wellness, Health, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Christine Murray, PhD, LPC, LMFT, Director of the Healthy Relationships Initiative Our Healthy Relationships Initiative (HRI) team is excited to partner with Triad Moms on Main on this blog series. In this series, we offer general guidance to relationship or family...
Mar 29, 2018 | Just for Moms, Legal & Financial, Local Resources, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Winston-Salem
By Guest Blogger Jennifer Johnson, a partner and financial planner at Blue Rock Wealth Management During the year it takes to finalize a divorce you will make decisions that will impact the rest of your life and the lives of your children (should you have any). Here...
Mar 24, 2018 | From the Doctor, Health, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Cristin Whiting, PsyD We ran this article years ago, and it still draws quite a bit of traffic. We thought it would be great food for thought to post again. We welcome your thoughts and comments below. Feel free to post anonymously by leaving the name...
Feb 24, 2018 | Adult Health & Wellness, Health, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Christine Murray, Director of UNCG’s Healthy Relationships Initiative Building healthy relationships isn’t rocket science. Healthy relationships are within reach for virtually everyone, and they don’t require any specific equipment, extensive training, or a lot of...
Oct 6, 2017 | Adults, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Pop Culture, Books & Movies
By Rachel Hoeing Who doesn’t love a good game night? We’ve blogged before about great games for the family (click here and here), but how about for a girls’ night in, or a couples’ party? Get some friends together and enjoy a good old-fashioned...
May 27, 2017 | Legal & Financial, Local Resources, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Lauren Davidson For most people, the tradition of spring cleaning – a literal top to bottom reaming of their house – seems to be fading as modern conveniences has made it easier to keep on top of housework during the cold winter months. However, many...
May 10, 2017 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By TMOM, featuring Guest Bloggers Corinne and Allison Groves-Neal If you’ve been reading TMoM for any amount of time, you have seen us highlight the wonderful diversity among Triad moms, as well as all the different situations and circumstances in which we live....
Apr 29, 2017 | From the Heart, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Suzy Fielders A few years ago, I wrote this blog for TMoM to share some insight into what life is like as a single parent. I shared the trials I’ve endured and provided some tips I picked up along the journey. My daughter Sarah is now 10, and while...
Mar 23, 2017 | Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Juan Santos, M.S., CRC, LPCA Have you ever said something to your partner that you immediately regretted? Maybe a few too many words slipped out. Words that are now are making your partner feel hurt and emotionally distant. Couples experiencing tension often do one...
Feb 8, 2017 | Holidays, Hot Topics, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family
By: Elizabeth Livingston, author of Couponsavingmom.com With Valentine’s day right around the corner, I know many of you will be trying to come up with some ways to show your partner you care. Valentine’s day can be one of those holidays where costs can add up...
Feb 2, 2017 | Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Gray Moulton, LMFT, CST Therapist When it comes to sex, it’s usually fairly easy to discover whether or not you are the pursuer as opposed to the distancer. Much of the time, though not always, men initiate sex. We can call them the Pursuers. If you...
Jan 13, 2017 | Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Pregnancy & Babies
By Juan Santos, M.S., CRC, LPCA My wife and I recently had our number second child. We are now proud parents of a two-year-old whose batteries never seem to run out and a 7-month-old who loves to keep us up at night. As a couples expert, father, and husband, I want to...
Nov 30, 2016 | From the Heart, Hot Topics, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Suzanne Danhauer 2015 was one of the most painful years of my life. I never want to repeat it, and at the same time I am intensely grateful for it. We had been married 13 years. We had two high-demand careers, 4 young boys, packed schedules, and lots...
Jul 20, 2016 | From the Heart, Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads, Parenting & Family, Raising Children
By Guest Blogger Clare Jordan Today’s post completes a 4-part series that Clare has generously shared with TMoM readers. If this is the first day you are tuning into the series, be sure to go back and read the first three parts: Part 1: “Divorce” ,...
Jun 20, 2016 | Just for Dads, Just for Moms, Marriage & Couples, Moms & Dads
By Guest Blogger Clare Jordan Today’s post is the third post in a four-part series that explores lessons learned through divorcing, dating, remarrying, and blending two families. If you missed the previous blogs, click HERE to see Clare’s post on...