Jealousy Struggles Becoming jealous of your significant other when they interact with another person of theopposite sex isn’t a pleasant feeling to have, but is something that...
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Category: Marriage
Are Politics Causing A Problem In Your Relationship?
Remember the saying, “you should never talk about sex, religion or politics at the dinner table,”? Well, today I want to talk about how politics may be causing problems in your...
Healthy Conflict
Healthy Conflict In A Relationship Conflict is something that every person has to go through no matter what the relationship may be. When people think of conflict, their...
Gaslighting vs. Respectful Disagreements
Gaslighting vs. Respectful Disagreements In the complex landscape of human interactions, disagreements are inevitable. They are a natural part of life, stemming from...
Hysterical Bonding After An Affair
Hysterical Bonding - The Urge To Be Intimate After An Affair You recently discovered that your partner had an affair. You are devastated and heartbroken. You are confused on what...
Tuning Into Our Bodies
Tuning Into Our Bodies Have you ever felt a little bit off for no reason? Have you ever noticed that you’re more on edge than normal and had no idea why? If you have, you are not...
3 Signs You Need to Set Boundaries
3 Signs You Need to Set Boundaries The word boundaries has become a bit of a buzzword in the last few years and it’s not always clear what people mean when they talk...
Emotional Maturity In Relationships
One of the main topics I discuss with my couples is the importance of emotional maturity in relationships. Emotional intimacy and maturity plays a pivotal role in building and...
Should I Get A Divorce?
Divorce is the hardest decision to make sometimes and many people struggle with "Should I get a divorce?" There is a push and pull between keeping and ending the relationship....
Before The Fire Starts
Did you just start a relationship or do you find yourself glancing at the new diamond on your hand? Or maybe you just celebrated your 5th year anniversary. What an exciting...
Am I Being Manipulated?
Do you ever wonder "Am I being manipulated?" To manipulate, by definition, means to change by artful or unfair means so as to serve one’s advantage. This behavior can often be...
Resolutions: New Year, New You
At the beginning of the year, it has become a tradition to set New Year Resolutions: New Year, New You! The main ones typically are to lose weight, quit smoking, travel, or...
Lacking Emotional Intimacy?
When working with clients, one of the first things I look for in our initial session is to see if they are lacking emotional intimacy. Half of the couples will open up about...
Couple’s Therapy
“I really don’t know if I want to be in this relationship anymore. I just want to know that we tried everything we could.” I hear different versions of this statement from a new...
Let’s Talk About Sex
When couples come to me to work on their relationship, 9 out of 10 times sex is the last topic they bring up. We go through their struggles on communication, not feeling heard,...
Attachment Styles
We each have a level of both secure attachment and insecure attachment within us. Our attachment styles are formed by early experience and the way we are affected by our bonds...
Roommate Marriage
Do you feel like you are in a roommate marriage? Wishing for the times when you were constantly thinking about that special person - while you were at work, classes, completing...
Four Horsemen
In the Gottman Theory, John and Julie Gottman use an analogy to describe when a marriage could be on the brink of destruction called the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse:...
Addiction: Substances Are Not The Problem
In this day addiction has been talked about as being a problem in many people's lives. Family members engage in interventions to help their loved ones know that their use is a...
How To Deal With A Manipulator
Most people have been in contact with an individual who knows how to turn the concerning situation that you have brought to them, onto you. Now you are the person in the wrong,...
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