8 Signs of A Fear of Intimacy and How to Overcome It
Do you have a fear of intimacy? You are not alone. Find out how to overcome your fear of intimacy with these 4 steps.
How Does Trust Work?
Lately, I’ve been putting focused attention on Trust… what it means, how it feels to receive it from someone, from myself. We use this word all the time, usually when we are talking about betrayal, less often when we are referring to ourselves.
Why Self Care is so Important for Longevity and Wellness
Why is self care important? It's the building blocks to happiness and harmony within your own life and relationships. Learn more about how to care for you!
Reflections of a Couples Therapist
Every individual enters romantic relationships with a unique set of ideas and values based on their family systems, cultural norms, spiritual traditions, and past experiences. In many relationships, these remain unspoken, leading to disappointments, misunderstandings, and betrayals.
HeartMath: Couples Therapy Embraces Cutting Edge Technology
Conflict in relationship causes untold heartache and pain. According to the World Health Organization, the number one killer in the world is heart disease. It’s no great surprise to know that stress is one of the main contributors to this condition.
The Gifts of Relationship
When a relationship ends, we can experience significant loss and grief in the absence of love, connection and companionship. Feeling the pain of being left or leaving something that’s seriously not working, we can get stuck in the sorrow, disappointment, broken promises and abandoned dreams of a “Happily Ever After.”
Why Maintaining Your Individuality Can Save Your Relationship
Maintaining your individuality while in intimate romantic relationships is an important aspect of developing a healthy and sustainable relational dynamic.
What Your Attachment Style Means for Your Relationship
Do you often fear that your partner doesn’t want to be as close as you’d like them to be? Do relationships tend to consume a large part of your emotional energy?
Preparing for Couples Therapy
For most of us, going to couples therapy is a big deal. Couples therapy is quite different from individual therapy in that choosing a topic involves two people instead of one.
“Falling” in Love, or “Landing” in Love?
We live in a very stimulating era—everything seems to be immediate, instantaneous, and accessible.
Appreciating Your Partner Starts Here and Now
By expressing appreciation for our partners’ presence, we can eliminate the everyday monotony and add excitement, awe, and mystery to our relationship.
Why Opening to Vulnerability Improves Relationship
When we step back and take a deeper look at what we are seeking in intimate partnership, many of us find a desire for acceptance, support, and connection.