Repair Relationship Post-Fight: Effective Tips for Reconciliation
So, you and your partner just had a fight. Maybe it was around a small issue, maybe it was over something big, and maybe it was a perpetuating argument that has been repeating for months …Read More
Overcome Relationship Insecurity: Tips to Build Confidence
We all feel insecure from time to time in our relationships; it’s completely normal. However, some people feel like this most of the time, to the point where it becomes overly consuming for both partners. …Read More
Repost: Chasing the Cheat’a by Solomon E. Stretch
I was browsing through my Instagram feed tonight when I came across the profile of one of my colleagues in Atlanta, Georgia. One of his blog posts about self-love caught my eye, because many of …Read More
Finding The Person For You
Finding the person for you can turn out to be pretty frustrating. But it doesn’t necessarily have to be. If you are single and looking for a long-term relationship or marriage but are having trouble …Read More
Book Review – “Love Is Never Enough” by Aaron Beck
Aaron Beck is an American Psychiatrist and professor emeritus in the Department of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. In the field of psychology, Aaron Beck is known as one of the pioneers of cognitive …Read More
Two Basic Emotions…
Love or Fear: Understanding the Two Core States That Drive Our Emotions
Many people believe we experience dozens of separate emotions; joy, anger, guilt, envy, sadness, resentment, and so on. But from a therapeutic perspective, especially …Read More
Have More Sex in a Relationship?
What makes a great relationship? That’s the question many try to find the answer for, and there are numerous different answers to it. Yet, all these answers narrow down to just s few basic things, …Read More
How Science Can Help You Fall in Love
Here are some fun exercises, all inspired by scientific studies, that you can use to deliberately create emotional intimacy with a partner, even someone you barely know:
1. Two as One
Embracing each other gently, begin to …Read More
Are you ready for LOVE?
Finding Healthy, Lasting Love: What the Research Says
So many of us long for a relationship that feels steady, safe, and deeply fulfilling; and yet, finding that kind of love can feel incredibly discouraging at times. …Read More
Nine Psychological Tasks for a Good Marriage
Research on what makes a marriage work shows that people in a good marriage have completed these nine psychological “tasks”:
1. Emotional Independence from Primary Family
Separated emotionally from the family you grew up in; not to …Read More