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 […]
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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 […]