Be the hero in your relationship starting today!
I love helping people. So much so that my entire career has been built upon being a helping professional. However, those of us in the helping professions (at least in America) aren’t able to help others well making a stable living due to severe systemic failures in our healthcare system and outright exploitation by health […]
the essential guide to choosing singlehood: part 1 of 3 🤍 by Dr. April A Dating Byte Read on Substack
Lots of criticism and defensiveness are especially bad and will threaten how long your relationship lasts.
Grief is complicated. Love, when it’s healthy, shouldn’t be.
If a relationship can be killed from death by a thousand cuts, then conversely, it can be built to last through steady and consistent acts of respect, caretaking, and appreciation.
It’s the small arguments, unkept promises, and lack of attention that kill a relationship over time.
What is “weaponizing therapy?” It’s the idea of a person using their participation in mental health therapy, individual or couples therapy, against another person as a power play. This can be done to “win” arguments or appear psychologically superior. For instance… Jane Doe goes to individual therapy every week and then comes home and tells […]
This is not an easy question and totally depends on the specific dynamics of your marriage or long-term relationship. Be sure to keep this in mind when applying these tips! Times to Share If you are in an abusive relationship, sharing the problems you’re facing can very well help keep you, as well as your […]
Whether it’s you who usually cries, or your partner, this can be frustrating, confusing, annoying, or even maddening. Especially if you’re having a relationship conversation that’s going perfectly fine and no argument has broken out. But there are reasonable explanations for this phenomenon. Here are just some. HSP-ness For one, if you tend to end […]
Separation is a heavy decision, often riddled with raw emotions and a strong urge to move forward quickly. But before that final step of divorce, consider couples therapy. Yes, therapy even after you’ve separated. It might surprise you, but many couples seek therapy even after they’ve separated. On rare occasion, I’ve seen couples come to […]
