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Here we post articles and practical exercises for couples who wish to improve their marriage or relationship. Look through the title and beginnings of articles below, and click any title to read them. It’s good to know you’re not alone.
Trauma Triggers: It’s Not You It’s Your Brain
This article gives a brief overview of trauma responses and ways to reduce and manage these responses to improve overall well-being and support recovery from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Complex PTSD (CPTSD). If you or someone you love has experienced a...
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Thanksgiving Challenge That Will Improve Your Relationship
I have a challenge for you…skip your New Year’s resolution, because if you accept my challenge, you will already be about 6 weeks into making a huge difference in your life and relationships. Now here is where I should insert something clever or catchy about if you...
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What The 9/11 Survivor Tree Can Teach Us About Healing Relationships?
In early October of 2001, after the world was forever changed by the devastation of September 11th, the last living thing was found under the 3 billion pounds of wreckage of the Twin Towers. A worker noticed a small branch coming up from the ground of rubble, and...
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Am I in a Relationship with a Narcissist?
Selfies galore and seeking affirmation via social media, it seems the whole world is suffering from narcissistic behavior. However, being self-motivated, self-focused or even putting yourself first doesn’t make you a narcissist. Narcissism is a very particular set of...
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What this Valentines Day has me thinking about…
If you could have know how to do something better at the beginning of our relationship what would that have been?
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Communication: How Style Makes A Huge Difference
There are several different styles of communication, yet some approaches work better with our partner than others. Which of these communication styles do you and your partner get into? Style 1: Partner 1: What shall we do for the holidays? Partner 2 (PASSIVE): I...
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Welcoming LGBTQIA+ Clients in Therapy
The process of finding a therapist is no easy task! This is even more the case when clients belong to minority groups or are different from other people for various reasons. “Different.” That word that distinguishes someone from someone else isn’t always positive. While...
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Letting Go of Resentment
What do Timothy Leary and Couples Therapy Have in Common? Remember the old saying “Turn on, tune in and drop out” by the Harvard Psychology Professor and counterculture figure Timothy Leary? It may have been a prescription for hippies in the 60’s, but there’s a deeper...
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Managing stressors this Thanksgiving holiday
Holidays are always a hot topic in couples therapy, whether it’s whose family couples will be visiting, how much time to spend there, what activities will be included or avoided, how to enjoy the day when there is relational tension… the list goes on and on. ...
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When You Love Someone With Complex PTSD
This article gives a brief overview of some basics about Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) and what you can do to support yourself as well as nurture your relationship when you love someone with Complex PTSD. You may be wondering if reading this article will...
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