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Secrets to Staying Happy ’til Your Silver Anniversary and Beyond

By Jamie C. Williamson, PhDCheers! This month my husband Larry and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary. Ours is a second marriage for both of us. And, even though the 25th is traditionally considered the silver anniversary, we feel “golden” pretty much every day. Younger couples often tell us that they want to know our

4 Habits To Keep Your Marriage Golden Even When You’re Gray

by Jamie C. Williamson, PhD So, you’ve been thinking that if you made it through the seven-year-itch, a mid-life crisis (or two), and your kids’ teenage years, you’d be golden, right? Probably…. but maybe not. Although the divorce rate is declining for couples under 40, the divorce rate is on the rise for older adults.

In “Work it Out”, Dr. Jamie C. Williamson draws on theory, research and 25+ years of professional university leadership and teaching, consulting, counseling, and mediation experience to provide insights and practical guidance to women and men who want to work out their issues, “de-stress” their marriage, and restore the amity and joy they once had.

Of course, some relationships fail, no matter how hard we try to repair them. This blog also will help divorcing couples “work it out” so they can remain friendly with their former spouse and resolve their divorce settlement issues in a way that serves the on-going needs of all involved, especially the children.