Archive - The Connection Compass

The Compass Path

Finding Your Way Back to Connection

Aug 16 • Lee H. Baucom, PhD

Compass Issue #26 — Don’t Leave Love Unspoken

One of the most common phrases I hear is:

Aug 13 • Lee H. Baucom, PhD

Stop Looking for the Turning Point. Start Looking for the Turning Direction.

Almost every conversation I have with someone trying to save their marriage eventually arrives at the same question, asked a dozen different ways.

Aug 9 • Lee H. Baucom, PhD

Compass Issue #25 — The Journey You’re On

When you’re in the middle of trying to save your marriage, it’s easy to focus on what still isn’t where you want it to be.

Aug 6 • Lee H. Baucom, PhD

The Most Dangerous Word in Marriage Isn’t “Divorce.” It’s “Eventually.”

Nobody’s marriage has ever been destroyed by the word divorce. By the time that word shows up, it’s not causing anything. It’s just naming what already…

Aug 2 • Lee H. Baucom, PhD

July 2026

Compass Issue #24 — Guarding Your Connection

Most marriages don’t lose connection because people stop caring.

Jul 30 • Lee H. Baucom, PhD

Your Marriage Isn’t Falling Apart Overnight — You’re Finally Seeing It

David remembers the exact sentence.

Jul 26 • Lee H. Baucom, PhD

Compass Issue #23 — Creating a Culture of Connection

Every marriage has a culture.

Jul 23 • Lee H. Baucom, PhD

Lost Is Not the Problem

When I was younger, I raced with two other guys in adventure races.

Jul 19 • Lee H. Baucom, PhD

Compass Issue #22 — Love Is a Direction, Not a Destination

Many people think love is something you either feel or you don’t.

Jul 16 • Lee H. Baucom, PhD

Dive Partners: Why Autonomy and Connection Were Never Actually Opposites

I hear a version of this constantly: “I love my marriage, but I feel like I’m losing myself in it.” And right behind it, from the other side of the same…

Jul 12 • Lee H. Baucom, PhD

Compass Issue #21 — Choose Connection

When a marriage is hurting, it’s easy to believe that connection is something you either have...

Jul 10 • Lee H. Baucom, PhD

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