Why Some Men Avoid Couples Counseling

Why Some Men Avoid Couples Counseling

If you’re a male who’s skeptical about couples therapy—or more likely, if there’s a male in your life who is—this is a ploy to expose the misconceptions. This list debunks some of the most common excuses men use to avoid couples counseling. Feel free to share this...
Why Self-Pay for Therapy?

Why Self-Pay for Therapy?

For anyone who’s curious about whether or not they could benefit from therapy, there’s one way to tell for sure: Are you breathing? Great. You need therapy. All joking aside, all of us can benefit from therapy at one point or another. No matter who you are or what you...
Couples Counseling: Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late

Couples Counseling: Don’t Wait Until It’s Too Late

Made a wrong turn? The quicker you realize that and course correct, the less likely you are to get lost. Most of us know this, yet there’s one place that many do not apply it. If you guessed relationships, you guessed right.  We all know the abysmal stats on the...
The Sex-Starved Marriage

The Sex-Starved Marriage

Depending on what is or isn’t happening for you in the bedroom, this may or may not come as a surprise: Around 40 million Americans exist in a sexless marriage.  This is troubling to hear, especially given the consequences that arise from lack of sex and general...
How to Nurture Healthy Relationships

How to Nurture Healthy Relationships

Happily ever after. That’s the dream, the end-all-be-all goal of any romantic relationship. The underlying message seems to be that if you’re lucky enough to find the right person—your soulmate—it happens naturally. All you have to do is… nothing. Let’s have a moment...
The Importance of Creativity and Novelty in Relationships

The Importance of Creativity and Novelty in Relationships

When falling in love, everything is exciting. You’re a kid in a candy store of dopamine, oxytocin, butterflies, and anticipation. A new relationship makes you feel so alive, and the best part about it is these feelings simply occur.   Then life happens. Your brain...