Understand Work-Life Balance
By: Zachary J. Lee When you think about not being able to spend enough time with your partner and feeling like work is overtaking your life (i.e., your job runs your life and not the other way around) what are you supposed to do? One of the biggest overarching themes that I see couples struggling with are feeling like they don’t get enough time with one another and they don’t have a good handle on their work-life balance. Before I started my company, I worked for a few years as a...
Read More5 Keys To Avoiding Divorce
By: Zachary J. Lee Have you ever thought to yourself why you got married? The simple answer that we might say is “love”. But in my experience love only takes you so far. Love is absolutely the most important ingredient in a long-term relationship but there are so many other factors and determinants to avoiding being miserable, breaking-up or even getting a divorce. My wife and I have been together for almost 10 years and next week we’ll have been married for eight. Although we...
Read MoreAre Relationships Without Arguments Real?
By: Zachary J. Lee Is there REALLY such a thing as an argument-free relationship? Sure, we’ve all heard friends or acquaintances say, oh we never fight. But it’s also evident they avoid real conversations that may inevitably lead to an argument. They keep it surface level. I’m talking about couples who don’t hold back. They aren’t afraid to tell their partner what they’re thinking and feeling. Dr. John Gottman says there are four types of conflict that tend...
Read MoreJealousy – The Root of Despair
by: Zachary Lee This past weekend my company hosted a pre-marriage retreat for couples from MN and ND. It was an awesome experience and one that I’ll never forget. I’ll never forget it because of the connections and break-throughs that we had with so many couples. Couples struggling with communication challenges, family issues, depression, anxiety, sexual abuse and jealousy. Although I could focus on any one of these issues, one connection I made with a young man at the...
Read MoreThe Millennial Narcissist
By: Zachary Lee This morning I was watching CBS Sunday Morning and they were talking about generational differences in the workplace and how it affects workforce dynamics. The main focus of the story was about millennials and how they tend to be the most narcissistic generation yet (I’m a millennial as well so this story pertained to me). Millennials are now the biggest part of the American workforce, according to a Pew Research study. So just as The Greatest Generation moved over for...
Read MoreDo You Hate Listening?
by: Zachary J. Lee Have you ever been accused of such a thing? To think that you – yes, you are capable of not being a good listener? For some of us listening comes rather naturally and is therefore easier for us to accomplish in our relationships. But, for some of us, we lack the attention, focus, and understanding of why listening is so important to our partner. Have you ever heard the phrase, “God gave us two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we...
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LifeWorks was founded in 2004, and currently serves couples throughout Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. We partner with churches and organizations to offer both pre-marriage and marriage enrichment retreats for couples.
