When people think about the end of a marriage or long-term partnership, divorce is often seen as the only option. But what if, instead of dissolving the relationship entirely, couples could restructure it? Relationship restructuring...
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Relationship roles and what is seen as the “new norm” continue to evolve which can impact the dynamics between partners. Are traditional gender roles in your relationship important to you? What do you see as “traditional”? Let’s examine...
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Sex and physical affection are important because it energizes the relationship, makes each person feel desired, and serves as buffer against life’s ups and downs. Sex is fun. Sex is possible! Here is a short quiz for you How did you do? Need some...
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Navigating any long term relationship can be rewarding as well as challenging. Relationships and marriages within the LGBTQIA+ community are no different but may come with a unique set of challenges. Whether you’re starting a new...
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Tension and conflict are inevitable aspects of every relationship. Believe it or not, you can have a good and a fair fight. Having a fair fight is necessary if you want to avoid bad feelings for a long time afterwards. The following may indicate...
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You’ve heard it a thousand times: “You shouldn’t have to change to be with someone.” Or should you? Well, let’s think about it. I think this is important, and perhaps the single-most misunderstood thing about successful...
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During a session with a high conflict couple, do you ever feel anxiety, frustration, sympathy for one partner? Do your clients trigger your sense of incompetence and insecurity? When you work with couples, they elicit feelings and thoughts are...
Read more A Relationship check-up is a way to prevent relationship problems. It consists of a once-a-year consultation with a couples counselor that can provide the same benefit that a physical health check or a dental check-up would provide. Relationship...
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Another couple has just left my office. They say that that they don’t like the fighting, and that their constant battling is affecting their sleep, their health, their work, and their children. They tell me they love each other, and that they...
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The brain is a very complicated system, but let’s try to simplify it. One useful way to understand its structure is to think of it as having three main parts: the higher brain, the middle brain, and the lower brain. If you’re a neuroscientist...
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Around this time of the year, when people start thinking about the meaning of love, they usually have in mind only one kind of love, the kind that does not last. At the outset, romantic love is actually a temporary chemical imbalance that...
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The following 10 statements about what makes a good relationship are NOT true. But many people believe they are. What do you think? 1. If I left this relationship, I would find Mr. or Ms. Right Surely, there are couples that really don’t...
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