You don’t always have to agree with your partner to show respect and care. Validation is about seeing and acknowledging another person’s feelings, even if you don’t feel the same way. For example: “I get why you’d be upset about that.” “That makes a lot of sense.” “I can see why you feel that way.”...
You know those ‘perfect couples’ you see on social media? They’re lying. Underneath the perfect online appearance are many arguments and passive-aggressive comments to get on the same page (at least long enough to appear perfect, haha!). Problem-solving is one of the toughest challenges for most couples. But there’s no way to avoid this important...
Ever get that feeling that a normal conversation just became an argument in the blink of an eye? It’s like, one moment you’re driving down the road fully in control of your car and the next you’ve found yourself in a deep ditch with no idea how you landed there! To be clear, EVERY relationship...
Lots of criticism and defensiveness are especially bad and will threaten how long your relationship lasts.
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...
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...
What’s a Post-Session Ritual? Certain behaviors that you do together as a couple which can become habit after each of your therapy sessions. Why Do It? Because it can help you and your partner transition out of your therapy session and into the rest of your day. It’s especially useful because it can help let...
As you know, communication in couple relationships can be very hard at times! Many couples who end up in couples therapy report this to be their biggest challenge. For every couple, there is a difference between what one partner says and what the other partner hears. This “gap” in communication may be big or small,...
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