The Richer Marriage Show In this second episode in our Better Relationship Communication Series, Tyler explains how toxic criticism is, how to spot criticism and most importantly how to stop criticism. You must understand the difference between content and emotion. […]
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Empathy Series Part 1 What is Empathy? This one skill, when mastered, can be like winning the lottery. Research has shown that when you can have high levels of empathy, you will be more successful in work, friends, partnering, and […]
The Richer Marriage Show In this episode of the Richer Marriage Show, Tyler breaks down and answers the question, “Why do I have communication issues in my marriage?” The reason why most people have communication issues is that they are […]
What Is Self-Compassion? According to Kristin Neff, a self-compassion researcher, self-compassion has 3 components: Self-kindness Recognizing one’s own humanity Mindfulness Self-kindness is as it sounds–being kind to yourself. Refrain from criticizing yourself. Treat yourself as you would a friend or […]
Infidelity is something that we all know exists. We see it on TV shows, movies, and know of people who have had this painful experience.. Yet if cheating happens (or has happened) in your relationship, do you know what to […]
It’s not just for November It seems like I never hear the word “gratitude” unless it’s Thanksgiving. I wonder, do we–people in general–truly mean what we’re saying and does it even matter? Recently, I’ve come across several articles and studies […]
During this difficult time in which we are experiencing a pandemic, you may be wondering about how you explain everything to your children or children under your care. As a mom myself, I am talking to my girls about all […]
Why Am I Doing It & How Do I Stop? This is my true, personal experience with emotional eating: There I stood, staring into my pantry, searching for anything that would taste yummy and make me feel good–not physically good […]
Doesn’t it feel like we are living in a movie? As I am writing this it’s only been 7 days here in NV since closing all non-essential businesses and we have all been social distancing. California just closed their state […]
Everywhere that you turn, you hear about the Coronavirus. I wanted to write this blog post to help with Coronavirus anxiety. Most of us are having some level of stress or worry about the spread of the Coronavirus. From running […]
What is “calm breathing” and how does it help? Why is it important? Calm breathing is a technique that helps you slow down your breathing when you’re feeling stressed or anxious. One of the most important parts of this technique […]
At our practice, we specialize in working with couples. One of the most common questions we are asked is how to rebuild trust in a relationship. Trust can be broken in the relationship in several different ways. These ways differ […]
Anxiety and the anxious loved one. It can be so confusing if you’ve never experienced anxiety to the point that it changes your life. If you don’t understand anxiety, then you might feel overwhelmed even at a loss of how […]
The journey of coming out is something that everyone in the LGBT community has experiences with. While all coming out journeys might be different, there are stages of what coming out looks like. When you look at the stages of […]
You will never feel bad again after reading this. During therapy, I always to ask my clients how are you doing today? The response that I get is varied but falls typically into three different types of categories. The first […]
If you or your partner is struggling with porn addiction or sexual compulsion (sexual addiction), it can be overwhelming on what to do. Please check out my blog post on these topics and make sure you read Is Sex Addiction […]
I love reading books that help inspire me, challenge me and change me. I struggle to find books that are helpful and not just the feel-good self-help type of book. Working with my clients, I will recommend books that offer […]
There are so many resources for personal growth that exist today, from books, podcast, blogs and youtube videos. While there is a lot of useful information, there is also information that might not be helpful for you. My goal is […]
Seeking out relationship therapy can be scary and feel like your relationship is doomed. When I work with couples in couples counseling, I notice trends that I see in my own marriage, and in almost all the couples I work […]
We all want a happy, healthy connected relationship with our partners; however, we sometimes find ourselves disconnected. When we are in our cycle of disconnection, we can make the disconnection worse by our behaviors. Dr. John Gottman found that if […]