Know Thyself: Recognizing Your “Hot Button” Emotional Triggers in Relationships
Did you know that divorce rates have declined over 18% since 2008? The driving force behind this impressive drop is more people are taking their time getting to know themselves [...]
How to Stop Arguing with Your Partner: Use this Couples’ Communication Exercise
Arguing with your partner can make you miserable, right? Forget that childhood saying about “sticks and stones.” In the real world, words do harm and can lead to hurt feelings, [...]
Recovering from an Affair: 3 Tips to Reestablish Trust
Has a recent affair broken your relationship trust? Although things may feel shaky right now, all is not lost! For couples ready to rebuild your relationship after an affair, do [...]
How to Deal With Depression in your Marriage
Gary writes: My wife and I have been fighting a lot lately. She went to the doctor recently and was told she had some issues with hormones, so whenever we get into a fight she says, “It's just the hormones." I want to support her but am having a hard time dealing with the constant arguments.
Are there still good people out there worth dating?
Dating is annoying at times and can trigger our insecurities making it an extremely emotional process. It’s taxing to wait for the person to call or text us to let us know that they want to see us again, and that we passed their test so far. We become anxious, wondering if we will ever meet that special someone to share life with?
Options for Managing General Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety disorders are very common and can stem from any number of events or stresses in life. Many people manage their anxiety effectively enough that most people would never know [...]
How to Make the Most of Couples Counseling
Couples counseling is far more effective for dealing with relationship difficulties than trying to figure it out on your own. So, congratulations on making the choice to do couples counseling [...]
Setting Boundaries With the In-Laws
You may be one of those lucky people with golden in-laws that appreciate you and kindly stay out of your private business. They don't pressure you to do anything that goes against your own morals or house rules and they never ask you to do anything that would hurt your family relationships in any way.
Surviving Your First Year of Marriage
You have walked down the aisle and with tears of happiness said your vows “For better or for worse; for richer or for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish; till death do us part." The two of you rush to the wedding get away car and head off to the honeymoon. Once back from an amazing time, the two of you are settling into what you think is real marriage. You float around the house in bliss thinking that this will last forever.
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 [...]