Having Healthy Relationships over the Holidays
Well, the Christmas holidays are here and things are getting really busy. How do you keep…
by Sage Allen, MS December 1, 2025
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by Sage Allen, MS December 1, 2025
Relationship Tips for Highly Successful Women
I know a lot of amazing women. They are smart, hard-working, and beautiful. But a lot…
by Sage Allen, MS August 5, 2025
How do you overcome jealousy?
Jealousy is a hard thing to overcome…at least for me. Today, we will talk about two…
by Sage Allen, MS July 8, 2025
How to keep your Marriage Alive with Autistic Children
This is a presentation I did for the Southern Utah Autism Conference. It goes over 3…
by Sage Allen, MS April 26, 2025
Unreconcilable Differences
Have you ever noticed that a lot of celebrities get divorced because of “unreconcilable differences”. What…
by Sage Allen, MS January 29, 2025
Keeping the Spark Alive: Tips and strategies for maintaining romance and intimacy over the years
**This is a guest article by Spark Then Fire (sparkthenfire.com) Understanding the Dynamics of Long-Term Romance…
by Sage Allen, MS January 21, 2025
Detailed Summary of “The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands”
“The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands” is a book by Dr. Laura Schlessinger written for…
by Sage Allen, MS November 4, 2024
Should I get divorced?
The question of whether to get divorced or not is a big one. Especially if you…
by Sage Allen, MS February 6, 2024
Summary of “The Hiding Place” by Corrie ten Boom
This is probably my favorite book EVER. Why? Because it is helping me to forgive people…
by Sage Allen, MS May 25, 2023
Book Summary of “Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work” by Dr. John Gottman
This is one of the most popular books on how to keep your marriage alive and…
by Sage Allen, MS March 7, 2022
The 2 Best Ways to Improve your Marriage
Out of all the literature I have read and all the skills I have tried, I…
by Sage Allen, MS November 18, 2021
How do I prevent falling out of love with my spouse?
Everyone wants to know how to stay in love with their spouse, right? How to avoid…
by Sage Allen, MS July 15, 2021
How to reframe negative thoughts about your spouse
Reframing negative thoughts about your spouse is extremely helpful especially when they don’t want to change…
by Sage Allen, MS June 29, 2021
Lesson #3: Focusing on what you can control- Your Thoughts
This week, we are going even deeper into the first principle of good relationships: Focus on…
by Sage Allen, MS February 18, 2021
Relationship Skills applied to a Real Marriage Fight
Whenever I have fights with my husband, I like to remember exactly how I felt and…
by Sage Allen, MS February 15, 2021
Lesson #2: You have Two Options in your Life-Acceptance or Resistance
This is the second Lesson in the Stay Sane in Your Relationships Class 2021. If you…
by Sage Allen, MS January 25, 2021
Lesson #1: Focus on what you can control
The first principle in the “Stay Sane in Your Relationships” Class 2021 is to Focus on…
by Sage Allen, MS January 5, 2021
The “Stay Sane in Your Relationships” Free Class starts Jan 6 on Instagram
I used to teach healthy relationship classes through my local university extension office. One of my…
by Sage Allen, MS December 21, 2020
How do I have a better relationship with my in-laws?
It’s holiday time and that usually means time with in-laws and relatives. Unless we are in…
by Sage Allen, MS December 1, 2020
How can I improve my marriage on my own?
You want to improve your marriage, but you are the only one that has time (or…
by Sage Allen, MS September 10, 2020
How to listen so that people want to compromise with you
The following is a mental conversation that I have with myself to illustrate the skill of…
by Sage Allen, MS August 19, 2020
How to share a concern without starting a verbal fist fight
Okay. Now it’s your turn to talk. You have listened to their side of the problem…
by Sage Allen, MS August 19, 2020
How do I solve a problem in my marriage?
When I got married, suddenly I faced a lot of different problems. And for some crazy…
by Sage Allen, MS June 3, 2020
Budgeting together in Marriage
Do you hate budgeting? Does fighting commence with your partner every time you try to budget?…
by Sage Allen, MS October 3, 2019
How to solve most problems: The Self-Coaching Model
This post is a detailed summary of the Self Coaching Model by Brooke Castillo. I refer…
by Sage Allen, MS October 2, 2019