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: Relationships
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...
Codependence
Are You Codependent? You may have heard of the word codependence. It may even be something that you are personally aware of in your life or the life of those around you. It can...
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...
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,...
What to do after you get engaged
Picture this…you just got engaged. You are so full of love and excitement that you are going to spend forever with your person. The wedding planning immediately begins. Venues,...
Relational Jealousy
Relational jealousy is a perfectly natural emotion that we have all experienced at one time or another, but it can definitely be a painful one. This is partially due to the fact...
Is Toxic Positivity Causing A Problem?
Have you ever heard of toxic positivity? A good example is when you've opened up to someone about your feelings or what you have been struggling with and they responded back...
Blame
Blame Is Ugly The Blame Game is a trap to keep you in a lower position in life. Blaming says, “there’s nothing I can do about how I feel or respond to this scenario. I have no...
Living In Reactivity
Have you ever been in a relationship living in reactivity, feeling like a screech owl? Some people believe no one can ‘make’ us feel anything. They believe it is all up to us....
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