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When Your Relationship Feels Hopeless: Eight Ways to Find Hope Again

When Your Relationship Feels Hopeless: Eight Ways to Find Hope Again

Sharilee Swaity
On the other hand, if all your friends are either single or unhappily married, they may have more of an influence on you than you realize. The problem with venting to friends is that they only hear your side of the story. They will usually take your side and magnify your spouse's faults. They may encourage you to leave if you're "not happy." All of this negative feedback can go a long way toward feeding your discouragement. So try to have more positive voices in your life who encourage your partnership.
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Second Marriage Tip #3: Let Go Of The Past

Second Marriage Tip #3: Let Go Of The Past

Sharilee Swaity Conflict, Healing
The third piece of advice in this ongoing second marriage tip series is “let go of the past.” This is a series of quick tips designed to help you in your marriage.Many marriages break up when they cannot see past all the hurt in their history.Not letting go means that we use the past as a filter in how we view the present. We will interpret our partner’s actions by things that happened to us in our last relationship.
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Marriage Counseling Saved Our Marriage

Marriage Counseling Saved Our Marriage

Sharilee Swaity Conflict, Healing
Have you considered marriage counselling? If you haven’t, I would urge to consider doing so. Going to a marriage counsellor can be a bit scary, but there can also be tremendous benefits.Our Experience with a CounsellorFirst, let me say that I believe marriage counselling saved my marriage.
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Meet Sharilee Swaity

Sharilee Swaity is a Christian relationship coach with a background in teaching and marketing. This graduate of the Relationship Coaching Institute is passionate about helping women and couples find and keep love after losing a long-term relationship through divorce, widowhood, or relationship breakdown. She works with couples helping them overcome conflict and find love with their spouse. 

Sharilee's passion for helping with relationships was born from her own painful life journey. Growing up witnessing abuse started her on the journey to looking for love in all the wrong places. By age 22, she was already married and divorced. When she finally remarried years later, it looked like she was headed for another divorce, but with the help of counselling and God's wisdom, they turned their second marriage around. 

Sharilee is the author of five books, including Happily Ever After Again: Hope, Healing, and Love for Second Marriages and 16 Gifts from a Stepmom: Encouragement for the Blended Family Journey.   When she's not coaching, writing, or teaching, she loves going for walks with her husband in the forest where they live or spending time in their permaculture-style garden. 

Sharilee loves to experience the city once in a while but nowadays spends most of her time hidden away at their homestead home.  She is a crunchy conservative with a passion for chai tea, sunsets, and trees. She loves learning, research and writing. Clck here to book a coaching call with her today. 
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