You’re at Target with your little sidekick. You just said “no” to a tantalizing endcap displaying pastel Easter eggs and yellow marshmallow Peeps, and brace yourself for what’s coming. Your hissed commands, negotiation, and desperate attempt to make it stop are no...
You’ve been trying. You really have. You’ve read the articles about “active listening.” You’ve attempted calm-voice conversations after the kids go to bed. Maybe you even bought a relationship book or two—and one of you actually read it. But here you are. Still stuck....
The reason traumatic events pack such a powerful punch boils down to survival. Back in the day, anyone who was blasé about tigers and other threats didn’t last very long. Our brains are wired to obsess over a traumatic event because it thinks our survival depends on...
It’s no secret that an affair will rock a marriage, but indifference can damage your union too. No matter what the circumstances are that resulted in a wedge forming between the two of you, couples counseling is key to moving forward. Whether that be together or on...
If you’re Googling whether your communication problems are “bad enough” for therapy, here’s the honest answer: you’re probably ready. Most couples wait too long. They tell themselves it’s not that serious, that all couples fight, that they should be able to figure it...
