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Therapy: Before The Fire Starts
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Category: Relationships
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 new 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
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...
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 with...
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....
How To Use Your “Wise Mind”
Learning how to use your "wise mind" can be a lifesaver in having healthy, stable relationships that thrive instead of just survive. The human brain has two sides, each of which...
Surviving the Holidays
The holidays are supposed to be a joyous time with friends and family but sometimes we might need a little help surviving the holidays. Unfortunately, the holidays don't always...
How To Keep Your Power When Arguing
Kathy Henry's video on how to keep your power when arguing. This simple trick can help you keep the upper hand when arguing or fighting with your partner or spouse!...
The Power of Saying What We NEED
What you need The power of saying what we need in a relationship is absolutely vital to it's success. Have you ever had a really bad day? A day where it seemed like nothing went...
Hailstorm vs. Turtle
The Hailstorm vs. Turtle is an analogy created by Harville Hendrix to explain some of the very different ways a couple can behave and react within a relationship.Considering all...
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