Holiday gatherings provide the perfect opportunity for them to surface. If pressed into an unavoidable conversation, how should you start it?

In this blog, Dr. Tim Muehlhoff explains how a speaker's credibility affects our communication during conflict.

Read more for tips on how to promote productive conversations using the process of perception-checking.

In the next several blogs, Tim Muehlhoff will address the most common reasons conflict occurs in even the best of relationships.

In this brief clip, Dr. Tim Muehlhoff poses a very important question - where do you get the power to put this knowledge into practice?

Alisa Grace discusses common marriage expectations and steps to take to address unmet expectations.

"How can I assess the climate of my marriage? What does that even mean?" Read more to find out.

Friends: not just a classic TV show, but some of the most important people in our lives. Friendships should be fulfilling, stabilizing, and healthy, but that’s not always the case. When someone crosses your personal boundaries, you can start to feel hurt or angry. In our newest video, we’ll discuss how you can keep your friendships healthy, and how you can maintain good boundaries.

The essential first step in crafting a difficult conversation is to reclaim a healthy respect for the power of words. When preparing to engage another in a difficult conversation we must acknowledge and anticipate the impact our words could have on another.

When there’s a problem in your relationship, how do you respond? By shutting down? Yelling? Criticizing? Giving up? The way you communicate with your partner can be one of the most influential factors in how well you manage conflict.