The Do’s & Don’ts of Supporting a Loved One with Betrayal Trauma
This article can serve as a guide for how to best support your loved one as they navigate through the very difficult and complex emotional experience of betrayal recovery.
Love's Labyrinth: Exploring the Depths of Love Addiction
Love's Labyrinth: Exploring the Depths of Love Addiction - Love, often celebrated as the pinnacle of human experience, can sometimes become a labyrinthine journey, leading individuals down unforeseen paths of emotional turbulence and dependency.
Intimacy & Sex Therapy: Navigating Passionate Connections
Unlocking the intricacies of human connection, Intimacy & Sex Therapy delves into the depths of emotional and physical intimacy.
Relation Repair : Mending Hearts Together
In the intricate tapestry of life, relationships stand as the cornerstone of human connection.
The Language of Love: Enhancing Couple Communication
The Language of Love: Enhancing Couple Communication.
Effective communication is the cornerstone of any thriving relationship, especially between partners.
Marriage Counseling: Nurturing Happy Relationships
Marriage Counseling: Nurturing Happy Relationships- In the intricate dance of love and companionship, marriage stands as a sacred bond, a union promising a lifetime of shared joys and challenges.
Tips for Improving Communication in Couples Therapy
Tips for Improving Communication in Couples Therapy-Communication is the bedrock of any successful relationship, serving as the bridge that connects partners on an emotional, intellectual, and spiritual level.
Healing and Rebuilding Trust Through Couples Therapy
Healing and Rebuilding Trust Through Couples Therapy
Trust is the cornerstone of any healthy relationship, yet it can be fragile and easily fractured. When trust is broken in a romantic partnership, it can leave both individuals feeling vulnerable, hurt, and uncertain about the future of their relationship.
Security Within: How Our Sense of Self Influences Our Relationships
Exploring the link between inner security and relationship security through attachment theory and boundaries.
Enhancing Relationships: Advantages of Couples Therapy
Enhancing Relationships: Advantages of Couples Therapy - In the intricate dance of love and partnership, couples often find themselves navigating through rough waters.
Mastering Couples Therapy for Relationship Hurdles
Mastering Couples Therapy for Relationship Hurdles - Welcome to our comprehensive guide on mastering couples therapy for overcoming relationship hurdles
The Importance of Addressing Infidelity in Marriage Counseling
Marriage Counseling-Marriage is often portrayed as a union of love, trust, and unwavering commitment. However, the reality is far more complex. In many marriages, the vow of fidelity
Are We Compatible? Navigating Relationship Differences
Do you and your partner keep fighting about the same thing over and over again? Most likely you’re dealing with a perpetual problem.
Together, but Alone. How Did My Relationship Get Here?
Feeling disconnected from your relationship is hard. Learn how distance forms in relationships and what you can do to reconnect with the person you love.
Discussing Sex in Therapy: Why and How it’s Helpful
Why is it important to talk about sex in therapy? While it may be nerve-racking, there are a lot of reasons why bring up sex is important and how talking about it with your therapist can help in your healing.
Becoming Empowered: Moving from Reacting to Responding
What is the difference between reacting and responding? Although the two words have similarities, they are quite different. Knowing the difference can really help you feel empowered and better connect with those around you.
Intent vs Impact: Which Matters Most in Repair?
Within your relationship, did the impact of your words or actions not match your intention? This happens all too often. Luckily, there are tools to use with your partner that are helpful no matter what the situation was that caused harm.
A Recipe for Resentment: What is Resentment and What Do We Do With It?
Resentment poisons our relationship with self, others, and the world at large. But what is resentment really? The formula I’ve come up with for resentment includes anger, blame, and secrecy over time. Let’s discuss some ways that we can combat resentment, freeing up our energy, our heart, and our relationships.
Patterns of Sex in Your Relationship: Understanding More with EFT
When feeling distant, some people reach out for intimacy to get reassurance from their partner. For others, having sex to reconnect feels too intimate and vulnerable, especially if they are already feeling disconnected in their relationship. The theory of Emotionally Focused Therapy can help us make sense of these reactions, and the cycles we get stuck in when it comes to sex with our partner.
Enmeshment and How to Set Clear Boundaries
Enmeshment is the blurring of boundaries that separate your thoughts, feelings, and responsibilities from someone else’s. Imagine you are standing in a hula hoop with your partner. If they move, your space is affected. Now apply this idea to a real life situation - maybe your partner has had a bad day and now, because you are enmeshed, you take ownership for their bad mood. Thankfully, you can move into healthy differentiation by setting clear emotional boundaries in your relationship. In doing so, both parties' separate thoughts, feelings, and responsibilities are honored.