JULIE N. GORDON

September 18, 2020

Having the Necessary Tools to Fight Discouragement and Worry

(Taken from Day 2 of Week 1 of Happy School Advanced, a free 12-week study of the book, Happy School; Where Women Learn the Secrets to Overcome Discouragement and Worry). This morning I woke up at 5:30 AM. As I was walking down the hall toward the kitchen to make coffee, I heard the negative Parade start its…

September 16, 2020

Understanding the 4 Foundational Puzzle Pieces to Overcome Discouragement and Worry

(Taken from Day 1 of Week 1 of Happy School Advanced, a free 12-week study of the book, Happy School; Where Women Learn the Secrets to Overcome Discouragement and Worry). Recently I met with a medical doctor who told me his wife has had severe depression for years. The couple has been through many therapies trying to find…

September 16, 2020

How Should We Think About Grief?

One of my early readers of Happy School asked me about the emotion of grief as she had recently lost a dear, older relative. Another reader in a different group lost her baby girl when the infant was 3 months old. Many of us have experienced heart-wrenching grief. Grief is an important human emotion and is a…

September 4, 2020

Improve Your Relationships by Becoming an Expert Conversationalist

I remember Bonnie Gallion in the 8th grade. Back then, we all exchanged hand-written notes between classes. Whenever I opened Bonnie’s notes, I still remember being struck by her ability to engage me: “Did you think the history test was hard?” “Did Ken come over this weekend to see you?” “Are those new shoes you’re wearing?…

September 2, 2020

How Husbands Feel About You Giving Constant Advice

One night we had a few couples over and one husband and his wife were standing in the kitchen. I asked the husband, “Would you like some coffee?” The wife turned around and answered, “No, he doesn’t need any” and walked off. The husband looked at me, smiled, and shrugged his shoulders. He said, “I…

August 26, 2020

Nutrition, Exercise, and Other Habits That Affect Your Emotions

Last week I listened to a podcast by a psychiatrist who went back to school to get his PhD in nutrition. He said that nutrition affects mental health so greatly that he didn’t feel like he could properly treat his patients unless he helped them get their nutrition right. A very lovely young girl called me last…

August 5, 2020

Happy School is now available!

Although bright and attractive, 32-year-old Darby McKesney has struggled with heavy discouragement for several years. Many areas in Darby’s life—her love life, her job, her family-of-origin, etc.—are a huge disappointment. A Wisdom Character arrives and enrolls Darby in Happy School, where he promises to teach her the 10 secrets that will transform her mindset. Walk along with…

April 26, 2019

Increase the Satisfaction in Your Marriage

No matter what stage of life you are in, your satisfaction in your marriage will greatly increase after going through the 12-week Joint Reading Schedule for Husband School and Wife School with your spouse. Just as you must learn to drive a car, the skills required to have a great marriage are not in-borne and must be learned. But learning what your spouse wants…

January 14, 2016

New Wife School Online session beginning January, 28, 2016

Wife School Online is a free 22-week online course which studies the book, “Wife School, Where Women Learn the Secrets of Making Husbands Happy. The 7th session of Wife School Online will begin Thursday, January 28, 2016. The sign-up deadline is Thursday, January 21, 2016. Marriages can completely transform when a wife understands how a…

December 12, 2015

7 Gifts That Will Delight Your Husband at Christmas This Year

Instead of the usual golf balls or striped ties, here are some ideas to delight your husband this Christmas: 1. Be fun again. When husbands marry their wives, one of the biggest expectations is that they are marrying a fun companion. But quickly after the ceremony, wives no longer want to have fun, but want…