How Your Partner’s Depression Affects Your Relationship

3 years ago

The real question to ask if your partner is depressed is: How does it not affect you? Because there are…

Are You Really Who You Think You Are?

3 years ago

Do our perceptions of ourselves match the perceptions others have of us? Do we tell ourselves the truth about who…

Lies and Damn Lies

3 years ago

Most people are basically honest, but studies show that the average person lies several times a day. Usually, these are…

Breaking the Nightmare Cycle of Emotional Abuse

3 years ago

Mary and Don, like everyone starting out in a new marriage, expected to live happily ever after. They had two…

When Your Relationship Won’t Survive Covid

3 years ago

If there’s one thing we learned from the pandemic, it’s that extra stress can strain a relationship to the breaking…

When Your Partner’s Not on Board with Therapy

4 years ago

I’ve heard too many stories of one partner begging the other to accompany her to therapy. Once there, the therapist…

Set Boundaries Like a Border Collie

4 years ago

Border collies are beautiful dogs that are happiest when doing the jobs they were born to do: herd in the…

Self-Soothing When You’re in a High-Conflict Relationship

4 years ago

If you’re in a relationship in which you experience a lot of conflict, you may have found yourself “flooding.” That…

Are You in a High Conflict Relationship?

4 years ago

Nobody begins a relationship thinking they’ll be at each other’s throats to the point of feeling unsafe. In fact, most…

When Couples Seek Last-Ditch Therapy

4 years ago

Often, when couples in distress finally make it to a therapist, it’s a hail Mary situation. They’re at the end…