and Why It Feels So Hard After infidelity, it’s common to focus on what was said, like apologies, explanations, and promises that it won’t happen again. However, when rebuilding trust, you might notice that words alone don’t seem enough. You […]
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One of the hardest things that we have to do in a relationship is learning how to apologize. We all avoid sometimes apologizing because we are protecting ourselves from dealing with uncomfortable negative emotions. If you find yourself asking, “I […]
Every wounder why the joke is therapist ask about feelings? Theres good reason for it. Learn why emotions are so complex and important.
Empathy Series Part 2 Part 2 of our empathy series: Make sure you read part one first before diving into this article on how to build empathy. In our last article, we talked about what is happening in the brain […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]