Relationships

Remember when you were younger and that person you really liked asked you out on a date? Do you remember the effort you put into making yourself look good and how excited you were to spend the time connecting and talking all night? Unfortunately consistent date nights can be one of the first things that… Read more

There are a lot of things I can wrap my head around when it comes to human behavior but harming innocent people, in particular children, is something I don’t think I ever want to make sense of. Being in the field, I can of course understand mental illness, but that doesn’t make it easier for… Read more

When working with individuals and couples struggling with relationship problems one of the most common things I hear is “That was what I saw growing up so I don’t know how to do things any differently.” It is true that we are strongly impacted by our upbringing and that it can shape how we express… Read more

When a relationship ends there are usually so many different thoughts running through your head and so many feelings you are trying to process. One of the more common ones we try to make sense of is whether or not we can be friends with our ex. Truthfully, it is so hard to imagine having… Read more

I often have people ask me, through their tears, why they keep ending up with people who hurt them or why they keep choosing the same kind of person who inevitably leaves them brokenhearted. The real question you may need to ask yourself is why you keep picking people you know underneath aren’t healthy enough… Read more

Sometimes we find ourselves in situations with our partners and we have no idea how we got there or why something so simple has lead to what we can only assume is the end of the world as we know it. Often, emotion is not only incredibly high (which can lead to intellect running low)… Read more

When it comes to relationships there are few things more important than setting healthy boundaries. Healthy boundaries equals healthy relationships. So why is it that so many people seem to struggle to set them?  If you find you are someone who struggles to set boundaries here are three really simple steps to getting the process… Read more

Have you ever been in a relationship where awhile after it ends you start to wonder if breaking up was the best idea and if perhaps you two should give it a second chance? Getting back together with an ex can be a great idea but before you jump right back in, take a moment… Read more

I am hoping, more than not, that this post is one that doesn’t apply to you and that it ideally never will. Unfortunately, however, there are a lot of people who do experience this, sometimes only once, sometimes more often than that. Affairs are devastating to a relationship. They cause people to doubt themselves, doubt… Read more