Prioritize Your Relationship
I’m not important to you! Well how often have you heard that one from your significant other? Maybe your feeling like you’re no longer the most important thing…
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Emotional Intimacy
What Makes a Healthy Relationship?
What is a Healthy Relationship, Anyway? So… You’ve been seeing someone for a while now. It’s gone beyond the casual dating phase and you both are calling it…
Overcome the Fear of Intimacy
Fear of Intimacy To overcome the fear of intimacy you must first understand what intimacy is and the surrounding fear. Does it seem like every time you’re starting…
Fear of Intimacy in Relationships
Fear of Intimacy Why would someone have a fear of intimacy, you ask? Well, first let’s talk about what intimacy really means. Intimacy is defined as a close…
Stress Affects Relationships
Stress Affects Relationships So how does stress affect your relationships? First, let’s look at the definition of stress. Stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or…
Setting Boundaries in Relationships
What Does Setting Boundaries in Relationships Mean, Anyway? Setting boundaries in relationships means setting healthy limits on both yourself and the other person in the relationship. Personal boundaries…
Is Your Cell Phone Ruining Your Relationships?
Technology affects our relationships “Your cell phone is ruining our relationship!” Do you know how often I’ve heard a spouse say this during a Couple’s Session? Technology affects…
Building Trust in a Relationship
Building Trust Building trust, and maintaining it, is part of the foundation of a healthy relationship. Think about some of the questions you ask yourself in your relationships. …
Check Your Self Care if You’re Always Rushing, Busy, and Tired.
Self Care Improves Relationships What is self care exactly? In this crazy world where we move at 100 miles per hour with a cup of coffee in one…
Top Five Common Communication Challenges in Relationships
Top Five Common Communication Challenges in Relationships How many of you had parents, family, friends, teachers, or classes that taught you not only how to communicate but how…
Improve Your Communication Skills
Good Communication Skills Are Key Have you ever played the game Telephone? Where you start out telling one person a sentence and then they tell the next person,…
The Power of Vulnerability
The Power of Vulnerability Imagine yourself at a dinner party gathering in a beautiful home full of people. Everyone is talking, laughing, and having a wonderful time. They…