Setting Boundaries with Toxic People
Setting Boundaries with Toxic People Recently, I was listening to an episode of the podcast We Can Do Hard Things from author Glennon Doyle. The guest was Melissa Urban, author of The Book of Boundaries. …
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Here Is What To Do When You Are Out Of Choices
Here Is What To Do When You Are Out Of Choices A woman in her mid-60s sits in front of me. “I don’t have any choices.” She tells me. “There is nothing I can do. …
The Tasks of Grief
What Is Grief? We tend to think of grief as a sadness related to death or loss. Grief is actually defined as a reaction to a significant loss. While this loss can be a death, …
How to Know If You Should Get a Divorce
Does Getting a Divorce Mean That You Failed? When I first see a couple for relationship or marriage counseling, I ask them why they want to save the relationship. It seems like an obvious question, …
How Depression Affects Your Relationship
How Depression Affects Your Romantic Relationship You wake up and immediately you are filled with dread. Another day. Even though you slept for over ten hours, your head and limbs feel heavy. You start to …
Radical Acceptance – What It Is and Why You Should Learn About It
Radical Acceptance What It Is and Why You Should Learn How To Practice It Radical acceptance is one of the 4 foundations of DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy) but the concept predates creator Dr. Marsha Linehan’s …
10 Tips To Make Your Relationship Last During Quarantine
10 Tips To Make Your Relationship Last During Quarantine “…the high stress the pandemic causes within the household can lead couples to responding irrationally, especially while being sheltered together for extended periods of time.” – …
Do You Know the Five Love Languages?
The Five Love Languages Learning the way your partner gives and receives love is a fast, easy way to improve your relationship. The 5 Love Languages are based on the idea that we all have …
How To Change Someone
How Do I Get My Spouse, Family Member, Friend, or Coworker to Change? If you have ever wanted to change another person’s behavior, you are not alone. Many people get into an intimate relationship …
What To Do If You Are Feeling Trapped
“People get married, have children, buy a home and cars, furniture, vacations, and whatever else they have been programmed to associate with happiness and success. After the novelty wears off, and their new goal to …