Jun 17, 2020 | Imperfection, Marriage/Family, Parenting
I love dads! Why? I wouldn’t be here unless there was a dad I also love them because of the dad I had I also love them because I’m one I also love them because of the dad I’ve seen my sons grow into I also love them because of many of my friends over the years, who...
Mar 10, 2020 | Failure, Marriage/Family, Relationships
Staying faithful to my wife was a solemn promise I made to her before God. I utterly intended to keep that promise to the end of our days. I lived without a doubt that nothing could ever tempt me to do otherwise. I never went looking for ‘trouble’ and I thought I was...
Feb 26, 2020 | Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Relationships
We’ve had this happen. You probably have, too. You’re in the middle of a disagreement and both you and your spouse have shut down. Everyone’s made their case but no one’s budging. Maybe, someone has even left the room. Now what? Some couples pretend nothing happened....
Dec 18, 2019 | Ambition, Career/Work, Church Leadership, Church/Religion, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Marriage/Family
Don’t you love top 10 lists? We do. They are intended to simplify our busy lives by identifying what are the essentials of something you don’t want to miss. Well, we have a top 10 list, comprised of our Top 5 blogs and Top 5 podcasts of 2019. These represent some of...
Sep 10, 2019 | Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Relationships
Recently, we were away at the beach to celebrate our anniversary (yeah!!!) and we got to talking about some of the things we wish we had known a lot sooner when it comes to marriage. You really can’t learn something until you’re ready. But if you’re feeling open,...
Feb 11, 2019 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Relationships
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to resolve almost any argument. Most couples argue. Many are taught what to say during those arguments… & that doesn’t seem to work more than 1 week. This week we’re releasing...
Feb 5, 2019 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Relationships
Years ago, someone gave David and me tickets to a hockey game. And I always think part of the fun of going to any live game is making a visit to the concession stand. So about halfway through all the slap sticking and body checking, I told David I wanted a drink. And...
May 24, 2018 | Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Post Shows & More
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss the value and practices of good sex in marriage. Our culture is obsessed with success and sex but it knows nothing about how to cherish a spouse in an intimate relationship. Cultivating a good sex life...
May 16, 2018 | Emotional Health/Healing, Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering
Most married people employ “strategies” for getting their spouse to do what they want them to do, whether they are aware of them or not. Often these are losing strategies that don’t bring us the kind of satisfaction we really want. Here are five winning strategies...
May 9, 2018 | Imperfection, Marriage/Family, Recovery, Relationships
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to experience the energizers of marriage. This episode focuses on the power of acceptance in a marriage. How often have you found your relationship deteriorating from the life-giving one that you...
May 2, 2018 | Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Personal Development
Caron and I, come from two completely different backgrounds, a fact, even as 20 and 21-year-old newlyweds, we fully anticipated might cause a little friction –now and then. We expected to fuss a time or two over how to spend money or Christmas or vacations. But, what...
Apr 25, 2018 | Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Post Shows & More, Relationships
In this podcast episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how the last number of years, they’ve spent much time coaching couples, in multiple places around the world, in various stages of the marital experience. Each one started off believing that simply...
Apr 16, 2018 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Life storms, Marriage/Family, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Stress
Last year we threw a big bash for my dad’s 90th birthday. As you can imagine there was a lot of excitement and anticipation. But just before the three-day event started, I tripped over something on our back porch and tore a calf muscle. All I could think was “Noooooo!...
Feb 14, 2018 | Breakthrough, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
The other night we were doing some premarital coaching with a couple who have asked David to officiate their wedding. There are a hundred things we want to say to these two, to encourage them and to help them get the best start possible. But if we had to boil our best...
Jun 8, 2017 | Ambition, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Parenting, Personal Development
“They can’t do it without me.” “If I’m not in there to keep an eye on things it probably won’t go well.” These are statements we said to ourselves at various times in our leadership lives. We believed in taking ownership of our responsibilities. But, sometimes,...
Jan 12, 2017 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Marriage/Family, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
There is a ‘power dance’ that happens in most relationships: within a marriage, family, church, and at work. In this podcast episode, we talk about how to claim your own sacred sense of worth in every relationship, and on every occasion. The ‘power...
Jan 10, 2017 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Identity, Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
Along with being the firstborn in my family came a few perks and many responsibilities, one of which was babysitting my younger sisters. I got pretty good at being in charge. I liked being the boss, telling my siblings what to do. From my perch on the family tree, I...
Nov 8, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
One of the big issues we regularly see with leaders and couples who come to us for coaching is how challenged most of us are at actually feeling and expressing our emotions in a healthy way. I’m not talking about mismanaged emotions like rage but the inability to...
Nov 2, 2016 | Emotional Health/Healing, Imperfection, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Parenting, Personal Development, Post Shows & More
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how our family of origin affects marriage and what systems they create, that you need to know. Each of our family systems significantly impacts the way we learn to relate. They set up our relational patterns...
Nov 1, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships
In a few weeks, I get the honor of officiating at the wedding of a couple Caron and I have been counseling. It has me reflecting on countless ceremonies I’ve conducted over almost four decades and on all the love-struck couples everywhere who get impacted by one...
Oct 12, 2016 | Ambition, Career/Work, Church/Religion, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Post Shows & More
In this Podcast Episode 37, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to discern whether the ambition that you have and those around you, is healthy or not. While ambition has become one of the most prized characteristics of our western culture the dictionary still...
Oct 11, 2016 | Ambition, Career/Work, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Quotes
In our quest to grow healthier souls we realized we needed to take a hard look at the role “ambition” has played in our lives. We were surprised to learn that the word “ambition” comes from the Latin word ambitio that literally means “to...
Jun 1, 2016 | Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Post Shows & More, Stress, Unity
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to move the needle on the fun meter in your marriage. We know that every personality needs to have their own version of fun. While some are natural at this and others need to work at it more, apparently,...
May 25, 2016 | Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Relationships, Stress
One of the first things that drew me to my husband was his sense of humor. The guy was a blast to be with. I never laughed so much in my life. But the longer we were married, the more kids we had and the more pressures we experienced leading a large church, the more...
May 18, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Post Shows & More
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to identify and address the ONE issue most marriages stay stuck that often brings great disillusionment. Identifying the attachment styles operating in your marriage and learning how to accept and grow...
May 17, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Relationships
Almost every day we coach leadership couples who are just like we were. They really want a great marriage, they work hard at making it the best they can but something mysterious and unforeseen keeps tripping them up. They think the mystery lies somewhere in their...
May 4, 2016 | Emotional Health/Healing, Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Post Shows & More
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss one of the ways to Master Marriage through The Comfort Clue. Because having a mutually satisfying and long-term marriage seems to remain such a mystery for most people, we thought this month that we’d...
Mar 1, 2016 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Parenting, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Recovery
In this very emotional podcast episode, David Loveless interviews Francis Anfuso on how we can see further healing from wounds that initially came from our parents. Francis grew up in an extremely difficult home that people throughout the country thought would have...
Feb 24, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless interview the counselors, whom they met with for more than a year, and who helped get them through their worst nightmare. What does it look like to engage in the vital soul care that every person yearns for? What...
Feb 22, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Inspiration, Leadership, Life storms, Loss, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Recovery, Relationships
What I’m about to share with you is deeply personal. This is the first time I’ve shared it publicly. And I’m a little anxious because once it’s out there, it’s out there. But I’m motivated. I believe what could come from it is...
Feb 10, 2016 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Wisdom
In this podcast Episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss how to use a specific tool that can bring personal clarity and see quantum internal shifts that give you the ability to dramatically improve your emotional, spiritual, professional and relational life. ...
Jan 18, 2016 | Emotional Health/Healing, Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
My husband, David, has always been a strong, confident guy who didn’t get easily rattled when things went wrong or difficulties popped up. He was good at tackling huge, complicated situations and moving on. But, this was not always the case when certain...
Jan 6, 2016 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Parenting, Personal Development, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
How can you best connect with and inquire about the people in your life? In this podcast episode, David & Caron Loveless discuss the challenge that many of us seem to be bankrupt in, which is our ability to care for and be curious about others, through the...
Dec 10, 2015 | Holiday stress, Marriage/Family, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation, Stress
In this podcast Episode 11, David & Caron Loveless discuss how you can curb the Christmas crazy in your life with 10 simple guidelines. Here is a brief summary of today’s episode of “The Live True Podcast.” You can use this as a reference or reminder of...
Dec 7, 2015 | Assets, Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Inspiration, Intimacy, Leadership, Life storms, Loss, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Recovery, Spiritual Formation, Stress
The following is an excerpt from our new ebook that is available beginning today. This book is a a very candid, behind the scenes look, at the journey of transformation that we’ve been on the last several years, and the things we’ve learned that can help...
Nov 18, 2015 | Emotional Health/Healing, Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
Why do so many marriages start with such high aspirations and then often turn toxic over the years? Dr. Judy Johnson introduces us to the 4 Horsemen that can end a marriage. Here is a brief summary of today’s episode of “The Live True Podcast.” You can use this as a...
Nov 11, 2015 | Church/Religion, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Post Shows & More, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
What’s the best way to live? By re-defining what “Family” is and what “Mission” is and then learning how to integrate the two… for a powerful new way to live. Here is a brief summary of today’s episode of “The Live True Podcast.” You can use this as a reference or...
Oct 26, 2015 | Devotional, Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Most people I know want to be better lovers. There are a ton of books out there on how to get the love you want, how attract the love of your life and be ecstatically happy with your soulmate forever. Nothing wrong with getting the love you want or even looking for...
Sep 16, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Relationships
My husband, David, and I have a ton of things in common. We both like sports. We both enjoy being in nature, hiking or biking or just reading together at the beach or by a lake. We both love challenging conversation around big ideas. We appreciate just about every...
Aug 20, 2015 | Breakthrough, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Life storms, Loss, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Recovery
If you don’t mind my getting a little personal… or even if you do mind, I’m going to anyway. Let me get personal about me and my story… and then I want to get personal about you and your story. I’ve got something extraordinary to celebrate. Caron and I are...
Aug 4, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Awhile back, Caron and I spent some time looking at our life stories. You’d think as long as we’ve known each other we’d have the details down by now. Yeah, the main events had been told and retold for years. But, in telling our stories we had...
Jun 11, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
Our last blog was a sweet little take on 8 Ways to Give Better Feedback. Getting good at giving feedback is a significant life skill we can all use whether we’re an employer, parent or …a heat-seeking HOA president. (more on him below) Giving feedback is...
Jun 8, 2015 | Clarity, Leadership, Marriage/Family, Relationships
I was standing in the lobby of our church one Sunday morning feeling spent but pretty satisfied after teaching my heart out in multiple weekend services. People were walking by, being generous with their comments about my message and I was grateful that it seemed I...
May 28, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Intimacy, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
My husband, David, has always been a strong, confident guy who didn’t get easily rattled when things went wrong or difficulties popped up. He was good at tackling huge circumstances and moving on. But, this was not always the case when certain challenges...
May 22, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
Not long ago, David and I were having one of those little “discussions” that couples/friends/co-workers/parents/siblings/ humans have from time to time. And somewhere in the middle of our slightly energized chat we realized both of us were saying pretty...
May 13, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Life storms, Loss, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Parenting, Recovery, Relationships
In the early days of processing my husband’s betrayal I rejected his vehement declarations that went something like this: “Even though I did this, you need to believe me, I never, ever stopped loving you.” Yeah, right. There was no way I was buying...
Apr 23, 2015 | Clarity, Emotional Health/Healing, Failure, Marriage/Family, Relationships
Staying faithful to my wife was a solemn promise I made to her before God. I utterly intended to keep that promise to the end of our days. I lived without doubt that nothing could ever tempt me to do otherwise. I never went looking for ‘trouble’ and...
Mar 26, 2015 | Failure, Marriage/Family, Parenting, Personal Development
So, you have this great kid. I mean, really great. Some days, you can hardly believe how cool it is that out of zillions of kids out there, this fantastically good piece of human angel food cake landed on your plate. She is always kind, and smart and loving and...
Mar 12, 2015 | Breakthrough, Clarity, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships, Spiritual Formation
As David and I began to work through snags in our relational story we saw the critical role our emotions have played. Where I could easily (let’s make that too easily) express my emotions, David often kept, particularly his negative feelings tightly reigned in....
Sep 16, 2014 | Breakthrough, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Recovery, Relationships
Written by Caron Loveless In thirty-nine years of marriage, my husband, David, has suggested we go to counseling at least two or three times. (He says it was more like five or six .) However many times it was, whenever he broached the subject, I declined. I made...
Aug 6, 2014 | Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
Do you, or someone you love, avoid conflict, confrontation and unpleasant feelings at all costs? David and I, come from two completely different backgrounds, a fact, even as 20 and 21 year old newlyweds, we fully anticipated might cause a little friction –now and...
Jul 2, 2014 | Breakthrough, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
by Caron Loveless Some years ago, I worked with a person who always rubbed me the wrong way. I felt tense around them, even though I could see them making efforts to be nice. Something about their approach seemed disingenuous and I always felt an unspoken power...
Jun 26, 2014 | Breakthrough, Marriage/Family, Pain/Suffering, Personal Development, Relationships
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves Carl Jung by Caron Loveless True confession: Sometimes I get “activated.” Someone or something pushes my buttons and I really show myself, as my granny used to say. Whenever...
Jun 10, 2014 | Breakthrough, Marriage/Family, Personal Development, Relationships
When I was a kid, my mom had a fight with her best friend, our neighbor; two doors down. The feud lasted for months. Secretly, they both felt miserable. But, neither would budge. Before this, they hung out in each other’s homes, smoking cigarettes, drinking coffee...
