Donny on Marriage: Recent Episodes
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No more sleepless nights! No more battles that land you both on the canvas! Donny Frank, a marriage therapist and connection specialist for over 20 years, will help you get back into connection no matter how lost you get in your conflict... and show you how to deepen that connection so you never get lost again! Contact Donny at dfranklmft@gmail.com
Here's a way to validate your spouse even when you think their position is completely invalid.
Here's a habit for couples to hear each other's reality - even when, at first - it seems ridiculous.
Find out whether you've been treating your spouse like a dog... and what to do about it.
Here's a habit for couples to complete their reconciliation and get back into connection.
Here's a reality check and strategies to give couples hope when they're feeling contempt and beyond repair.
Here's an emergency strategy to use when your spouse's brakes fail and he or she can't "follow the prompts."
Here's a rule to consider when you're really upset and want to make sure that you'll share your hurt in a way that can lead to connection.
Here's a habit of those who, even in the throes of the darkness of conflict, know how to find their way back to connection.
Here's a rule - articulated by a young guitarist - on how to stick with the difficult work that it takes to get to connection.
Here's a rule for dealing with negative feelings that will steer you away from the "canvas" and towards connection.
Here's a rule for relationships on how to - and how not to - engage conflict so that you can be validated and achieve true connection.
Here's a rule for initiating critical conversation that gives them the best chances to climax in connection.
Here's a way to use backward criticisms to deal with frustrations... a strategy that will help you maintain safety and facilitate quicker connections.
Here's a rule for listening that removes every last barrier to really hearing and connecting with your spouse.
Here's a short question to figure out why you may not be feeling connected to your spouse.
Here's a tool to help you repair ruptures and regain connection when you're short on time, strength, and emotional energy.
Here's a rule for relationships that will help you save your connection when your spouse is being difficult and you find yourself needing to give in.
Here's a habit - symbolized by the gift of the dying flowers - of couples that are able to sustain their connection.
Here's a rule for relationships that will help you stay connected even when you can't come through for your spouse.
Here's a tendency - metaphorically described with the "selfie stick" - to watch out for if you want to become a master of connection.
Here’s the real question behind “will you marry me?” - the one that reflects the real commitment to connection.
Here's a rule for relationships that is especially helpful for couples who struggle to get "off the marital canvas" and get back into connection.
Here's a quick diagnostic discussion to see how well you handle ruptures in your quest for connection - and how it affects your long term happiness. Find out how you rate as we begin our journey.
"Never lose your way back to connection."
End days-long battles, sleepless nights, and feelings of despair. Learn the stuff that produces the mindset and habits needed to get into connection... and stay there.
Join us on the journey!