Easy Tips to Keep Romance Alive
They don’t just magically happen and fairytales are never true. The truth is that being in a positive and healthy relationship requires attention from both ends in order to make it grow and work for the long term.
Surviving Holidays with In-Laws as a Couple
Surviving Holidays with In-Laws as a Couple doesn't need to be stressful or difficult, as long as you can discuss what your plan will be in advance of the holidays. [...]
5 Signs You Have Unrealistic Expectations about Marriage
When offering relationship advice, something that I remind my clients when they’re in the process of choosing someone to share their life with, is they need to look for the [...]
Could Porn Harm Your Relationship?
Do you or your partner watch porn? If so, you’re among the many people in the country who do. The pornography industry is one of the biggest in the country [...]
How To Support Your Partner Through Addiction Recovery
Addiction can be very difficult on a relationship. When your partner becomes addicted to substances it puts immense pressure and stress on the relationship. In addition to the common issues [...]
The 4 Stages of Addiction and How It Can Be Prevented
Addiction does not occur overnight. It takes time to develop the maladaptive pattern of abuse that leads to the physical and emotional control of substances. Addiction develops in 4 stages: [...]
What to do When you and your Partner have Different Libidos
As a couples therapist for two decades, I have worked with many couples who have different libidos which can lead to issues in the relationship. When one partner has more [...]
Cultivating Mindfulness to Help Reduce Anxiety
Anxiety can be exhausting and impacts on your emotional and physical well-being. Research has shown that mindfulness helps us reduce anxietyand depression. “Mindfulness is the ability to be fully present and aware [...]
3 Basic Rules in Handling Your In-laws
You may be one of those lucky people who have in-laws who are supportive and don’t meddle. They don’t pressure you to act against what you believe or ask you invasive questions. But, what about those of you who have in-laws that are pushy or get a little too involved creating conflict between you and your partner?
5 Ways to Avoid Relationship Weight Gain
As a therapist, I’ve met many couples concerned with weight gain in themselves, their partner, or both people in the relationship. Looking at your relationship from a birds-eye perspective, you’ll see when and how the weight gain happened.
What to do When Your Depressed Spouse Refuses to get Help
Depression that is left untreated can be serious and sometimes fatal. The good news is depression is treatable. But there are some people who resist treatment. It’s especially difficult when your spouse is in denial or doesn’t want to get treatment. This can tear your family and relationship apart.
And Baby Makes… Exhaustion
Every parent out there is undeniably familiar with the overwhelming exhaustion, both physical and emotional, that comes with raising children. However, seeing as you’re in it for the long haul, it is of utmost importance to discover ways of seeing through even the thickest of this fog, as it were, to maintain a healthy relationship and a level of intimacy with your partner.
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Easy Tips to Keep Romance Alive
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5 Signs You Have Unrealistic Expectations about Marriage
Could Porn Harm Your Relationship?
How To Support Your Partner Through Addiction Recovery
The 4 Stages of Addiction and How It Can Be Prevented
What to do When you and your Partner have Different Libidos
Cultivating Mindfulness to Help Reduce Anxiety
3 Basic Rules in Handling Your In-laws
5 Ways to Avoid Relationship Weight Gain