Many couples find that they get into the same circular arguments over the tiniest things. They don’t like getting into fights or having rooms full of tension, but they can’t seem to find their way out. They are stuck in a rut. While not every couple’s pattern or rut is the same, the way […]
Change/Growth
Cookie Monster Teaches Skills for Your Best Relationship
If you’ve been following my blog for anytime now, you have found a few themes run through my posts. I am so excited to show you how Cookie Monster demonstrates one of these themes, namely, that of mindfulness. Can you believe Cookie Monster teaches skills for your best relationship? Mindfulness is the art of being […]
What’s the difference between therapy and coaching, and which will help my relationship?
This is a bit of a dicey question, as the differences between two psychotherapists (which we will also call “therapists” in this post) or two coaches may be greater than the difference between a coach and a therapist, depending on who they are. Hopefully no two coaches or therapists are alike, and if they are, […]
Two steps forward one step back: What to do with relationship setbacks
You and your partner have been through difficult times. Perhaps at one point you were on the verge of a break. But you hunkered down and made improvements to your relationship, and life suddenly got lighter and easier. Sweet relief. You likely enjoyed a period of time in which things seemed to be going better, […]
The courage to connect: Do you have it?
To be able to completely connect to another is perhaps the most fulfilling thing we can do as humans. We begin life connected and if we’re lucky, we end it that way too. To fully connect to a partner, however, is no easy feat. We see staggering divorce rates and an epidemic of depression and […]
The Relationship Poison that No One Tells You About
It serves an evolutionary purpose to help us survive by maintaining a certain level of cooperation among humans, but if it goes unchecked, it can be a relationship poison. What am I talking about? Shame. You know the feeling. Let’s do a little exercise in case you don’t. (because there’s nothing quite like getting in […]