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September 2025

Choosing Your Way to Persevere: An Action Menu for When You Feel Like Giving Up
When life gets hard — and when marriage feels impossible — most advice collapses into clichés: “Hang in there.” “Try harder.” “Don’t give up.”
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Lee H. Baucom, PhD
The Hidden Dangers of Marriage Therapy: Why 75% of Couples End Up Divorced (And What Actually Works Instead)
A recovering therapist’s honest take on why the industry’s “gold standard” might be setting your marriage up for failure
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Lee H. Baucom, PhD
The Myth of "Two-Way Street": Why Waiting for Your Spouse Will Keep You Stuck
“Marriage is a two-way street.”
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Lee H. Baucom, PhD
The Blame Game: When to Own It and When to Let It Go
Breaking free from the cycles that keep couples stuck in the past
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Lee H. Baucom, PhD
Breaking Out of the Pause Button Marriage: What You Can Control When Your Spouse Won't Change
How one person can revive a struggling marriage...
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Lee H. Baucom, PhD
The One Word That's Destroying Your Relationship
(And the Simple Fix That Changes Everything)
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Lee H. Baucom, PhD
When Love Hurts: Why It’s Not Personal (Even When It Feels Like It Should Be)
How to protect your heart without disconnecting from the people you care about most
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Lee H. Baucom, PhD
From Right/Wrong to Decided
How couples can move beyond adversarial thinking without losing their standards
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Lee H. Baucom, PhD
Conflict Isn't the Problem: A Recovery Framework for Marriage
Why the fights aren't really the fight, and how to navigate back to connection
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Lee H. Baucom, PhD

August 2025

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