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How to Help Your Partner Open UpTired of hitting a wall with your partner? Learn how to help create an emotionally safe environment to help deepen your relationship. COVID-19: How To Support Your Partner's AnxietyDuring this pandemic, anxiety is running high in relationships COVID-19: Couples Survival GuideTrouble navigating the pandemic? Here's a guide to help you not only survive but improve your relationship in the middle of a pandemic. Why Your Partner Needs Empathy Instead Of AdviceWhen dealing with external stress, we often look to try and fix our partner's through advice. Unknowingly, we create distance in the relationship. Empathy helps our partner feel heard, understood, and less alone in the stress of life. Defensiveness: A Marriage KillerPart 2 of the Four Horsemen Series inspired by the research of Dr. Gottman. Learn how being defensive during conflict can potentially lead to divorce. The Art of Being Un-Busy: Why Being Busy Is No Longer an Excuse for Why Your Marriage is FailingThe number one complaint of many couples is not having enough time for one another. Learn how an un-busy life can fulfill your marriage. Therapist-Approved Books To Save Your MarriageSelf-Help books beware. A list of therapist-approved books from my own personal library. Five "Just Because" Texts to Send to Your PartnerReclaim toxic texting with positive texts to send your partner just to let them know you care. Four Ways Science Can Predict DivorceWant to know if you fall into these four patterns of relationship killers? Take at a look at these four communication patterns can ultimately lead to divorce. |
How to Tell if Your Childhood is Impacting Your RelationshipStop your past from getting in the way of your relationship. Learn the ways in which to tell how your inner child still may need to be healed. Criticism: A Marriage KillerPart of the Four Horsemen Series, inspired by the research of Dr Gottman. Learn how to tame the number one killer in your marriage. One Simple Solution To Help You And Your Partner Conquer StressLife can be so chaotic at times that it feels like the only way we will get through it is to hold our heads down and power through. We survive. Is Couples Therapy Right for You?Second guessing whether therapy will be beneficial in saving your marriage? Learn more about what it takes for the therapeutic process to be sucessful. How To Survive The Holidays When your Family is CrazyDo the holidays stir up mixed feelings? Learn how to set boundaries and cope with difficult family dynamics that creep in during the holidays. What Type of Therapist Do You Need?Ready to seek couples counseling for to enhance your marriage, but don't know where to begin? Ths is a quick guide to differeniating between therapists to find the right fit fo ryour relationship. Four Genuine New Year's Resolutions to Nourish Your MarriageStart the New Year off with simple + totally do-able New Year resolutions that will stand the test of time, not just a couple of weeks. How to Split Up the Holidays Without Splitting Up Your RelationshipCaught up in the holiday dread of making everyone happy during the holidays? Learn how to naviagate the holiday planning while maintaining your sanity. 7 Ways to Love Your Spouse When You Really Can't Stand ThemA guide to help couples reestablish connection through seven imperfect steps. |