Articles by “Alisa Grace”

In this podcast, Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace share practical tips for couples feeling overwhelmed by parenting and life demands. They suggest prioritizing your relationship with the Lord and each other, with actions like greeting your spouse first, scheduling regular date nights, and doing chores together. Together you can learn to nurture stronger relationships amidst busy schedules. 

In this week's episode, CMR Co-Directors Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace discuss how personality impacts our relationships, and offer practical ways we can use personality tools to better understand ourselves and others. 

"Happily ever after isn't by chance, it's a choice." In today's video CMR Co-director, Alisa Grace offers five practical ways you can deliberately pursue your spouse long after "I do." 

In this todays blog, CMR Co-director, Alisa Grace and Dr. Jana Anderson offer three examples of ruining an apology and explain how and why to avoid these three practices when seeking forgiveness. 

It really is the little things! In today's video, CMR Co-Director Alisa Grace explains the importance of understanding and interacting with bids for connection and offers tips for using bids to maintain emotional intimacy. 

Unsure you can trust them? In today's Ask the Expert CMR Co-director Alisa Grace addresses the issue of mistrust and offers a  practical formula to answer the question: "How can a spouse support another spouse that struggles with trust issues?" 

The best way to resolve a heated conflict is to take a break! Pause the conversation and find ways to take your mind off of the dispute. In today's video, Alisa Grace, co-director of the Center for Marriage and Relationships, shares three important steps when taking this break.

When we experience problems, the first thing we should do is turn to our Heavenly Father and ask for help. God delights in helping us, yet we often only pray as our last resort. In today's video, CMR co-director, Alisa Grace, addresses this issue and offers passages of scripture emphasizing the importance of prayer coming first when we face trials.