Articles for Adults
Moving Past GROW: Why Generic Coaching Models Don’t Work
The GROW model has played an important role in the development of coaching. Its four stages – Goal, Reality, Options and Will – give new coaches a clear way to think about a conversation. It can help you remember to clarify an outcome, explore the current situation, consider possibilities and agree on action. However, applying a universal framework to every
4 Hidden Battles Many Pastors’ Wives Face
Perhaps the most loved and most misunderstood person in any church is the pastor’s wife. Pastors’ wives often carry expectations they were never formally called or hired to fulfill, and churches can best care for them by seeing them as individual members of the body of Christ rather than as extensions of their husbands’ ministries. ❀ ✿ ✿ ❀ Key
How to Use The Wheel of Life in Coaching?
How to Use the Wheel of Life Whether you are redesigning your career, building a stronger business, improving your wellbeing, creating more balance or reconnecting with yourself, self-awareness provides a practical place to begin. The Wheel of Life helps make that self-awareness visible. Coaching is grounded in the belief that people can create meaningful change by examining their current reality,
Why Choose Gottman Therapy?
Gottman’s Sound Relationship House As the Gottman Institute celebrates its 30th anniversary, the Sound Relationship House model is still sought after as a roadmap for healthy relationships by therapists and couples alike. No other model offers a structured, transparent, and effective method of couples therapy that has been shown to improve relationships in multiple research studies. No other model of
Overwhelm Is a Stress State, Not a Motivation Problem | by Dr. Irena O’Brien
Overwhelm often looks like procrastination. A client knows what they need to do. They care about the goal. They may even feel urgency. And still, they do not move. They avoid the email. Defer the decision. Open the document and close it again. The easy interpretation is that something is wrong with their motivation. But from a brain perspective, what’s
The Human Beneath the High Achiever with Junna Liao
Junna Liao arrived in the United States 14 years ago with $500 and a belief in human potential. She went on to build a dazzling career in financial services, manage millions of dollars for hundreds of affluent families, and eventually realize that the questions her clients were really asking—Am I safe? Am I enough? Is this the life I want?—weren’t
How to Be a Better Friend According to Proverbs
Glancing through my texts, I came across one from a friend inviting me to lunch. After politely declining, I thought to myself, “I’m a terrible friend. Poor Susan must think I’ve abandoned her.” While I wanted to be there for my friend, I made little effort to do so. The Lord had blessed me with a dear friend, but I had
Strengthening Your Marriage through Shared Spiritual Practices
Spirituality plays a vital role in marriage, providing a strong foundation for the relationship and deepening the connection between spouses. One of the fundamental aspects of spirituality in marriage is the shared pursuit of a deeper relationship with God. Ecclesiastes 4:12 says, “And if one prevails against him, two shall withstand him, and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”
Five Relationship Myths That Refuse to Go Away
For The Gottman Institute’s 30th anniversary, we’re exploring five relationship myths that just won’t quit, and what the research actually says. After 50 years of relationship research, we know more than ever about what makes love last. Yet some relationship myths refuse to disappear. You’ve probably heard a few of these myths before. Your parents might have shared them as