Marriage Conflict Resolution
What is your conflict style? Do you shut down? Are you confrontational? Do you use distance and silence as a weapon? If you and your partner have different ways of [...]
Should I Call Off My Engagement?
Has your engagement made you question whether you should be getting married right now? Have things gone from lovey dovey to frustrating and angering real quickly? You’re not alone. Fighting [...]
5 Skills to Help You Develop Emotional Intelligence
In my work as an individual and couples therapist, the goal is to help clients develop emotional intelligence. Emotional Intelligence is necessary to help people grow more conscious and evolve [...]
Bringing Fun Back Into Marriage
Are you missing that fun and youthful feeling in your relationship? After we get comfortable, it's not uncommon to forget how much we still need to have fun in our [...]
Why are Conversations turning into Arguments?
Have you felt like each time you try to have a conversation it becomes an argument? Funny thing about anger…it will play with the mind and turn an innocent conversation [...]
Managing Anxiety of Public Speaking by Delivering Value
The reasons for fear of public speaking vary from simple stage fright to underlying psychological issues. Whatever the source of the problem, rather than suffer, it’s best to pro-actively counter [...]
Deepening Intimacy with a Partner Who Travels Frequently
How do you develop intimacy when your partner travels frequently? This question is often the most difficult to face when a partner is on extended military leave overseas. However, it [...]
When Midlife Crisis Affects Your Marriage
Couples often come to counseling during times when one partner is experiencing a midlife crisis. How might a midlife crisis manifest in the relationship? One partner may express being unhappy [...]
Seven Guiding Principles To Overcome Your Fear of Public Speaking
Do you have fear of public speaking? As many as 75% of people face this anxiety known as Glossophobia. Most, perhaps like you, go through life avoiding talking to groups [...]
Is Something Amiss When There’s Not Always Pre-Wedding Bliss?
Most couples experience conflict in the weeks (and even months!) building up to their nuptials. The pre-wedding stress coupled with the anticipation of a brand-new life ahead often leads to friction. And what’s more, in our human way, engaged couples often have unrealistic expectations of perfection and fairytale romance for their engagement period, which, when not always met, results in disappointment and blame.Here are some tips on how to minimize, pre-wedding friction.
How to Feel More Secure in Your Second Marriage
My husband and I are on are both on our second marriage. I made a pretty clean break from my first husband but my current husband's ex is still in his life (they have a child together.) He often brings up their relationship and talks about how amazing it was before everything went sour. I don't believe he still has feelings for her, but it makes me extremely jealous when he talks about all the fun they used to have, vacations they would take, etc. She's also a very attractive woman and when she comes to get their daughter, I immediately feel insecure because she always looks great. Any relationship advice/suggestions on how I can feel more secure in this situation?
Why Emotional Intelligence is Important in Relationships
The higher a couple’s emotional intelligence (EI) is, the more likely they are to succeed as a couple, according to this research study published in the Journal of Psychosocial Research. In [...]