Jed Jurchenko

Jed Jurchenko is the husband to an incredible wife, daddy to four amazing girls, and a foster dad to one more. He's served as a children's pastor, marriage and family therapist, psychology professor, award-winning writing coach, and life coach. Jed is the author of 23 books on relationships, parenting, writing, and doing life well. In his free time, you'll find Jed reading, preparing for an upcoming marathon, barbecuing, paddle boarding, and enjoying life with his incredible family. Find out more about Jed's books, coaching, and courses at www.ithrive320.com.

seven habits of miserable couples

Habits of Unhappy Couples: How to avoid miserable couple mistakes

Unhappy couples didn’t get that way by accident. Neither happy relationships nor miserable ones happen by mistake. Instead, both are the product of habits. Happy couples consistently act the way that happy couples do, and miserable couples consistently engage in the types of actions that miserable couples take. What Unhappy Couples Can Do This is […]

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Seven Habits of Happy Couples

Habits of Highly Happy Couples: 7 Secrets Happy Couples Know

What do happy couples know that others don’t? It turns out, highly happy couples are not happy by accident. They have a love-bank filling secret.  Keep reading to discover the seven habits of highly happy couples. Understanding the Love-Bank It was a lazy Saturday afternoon. I was in my mid-twenties and lived in a one-bedroom

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Say, “I Love You,” with 51 Creative, Love Bank Fillers!

Recently, I wrote a post entitled, Relationship Advice for a Happy Life. It’s all about filling our spouse’s love bank. If you missed this article, you may want to take a moment to check it out. While the previous post provide an overview of the love bank idea, this post focuses on simply ways to communicate “I love you,”

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Gritty Leadership! Four Strategies for Overcoming Adversity.

In the 1960s, Stanford conducted a series of experiments involving children and marshmallows. This notorious study is now called The Stanford Marshmallow Experiment. The goal of the study was to examine the long-term impact of delayed gratification. The short version of the story goes like this. Children were left alone in a room with a

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