Category - Healthy Relationships

There are so many ways for couples to connect and nurture their marriages.  I’ve written a lot about how to create emotional safety, adult attachment, how to avoid or work through a build up of resentment, build...

Marriage should not be easy.  Holding this belief system can put undue stress on married couples whothen also might be more inclined to give up when times get rough. The good news is that most people are willing to put...

As many of us prepare to gather our most important relationships together to celebrate Thanksgiving, I’d like to share with you a few thoughts on creating the best possible relationship between you and your...

Relationships need nurturing much as a garden needs tending.  Particularly if you’re in a long term relationship or marriage, it’s far too easy to let the hustle and bustle of family, jobs, social...

Most simply stated, empathy is the ability to put oneself in another’s shoes – and also the willingness to respond to the person’s needs. It’s one of the most important components of a happy...

In my couples therapy work, I look at couples through the lens of their relationship foundation – that is, the relationship’s ability to stand strong in the face of the things that life throws out, be it normal...

So your marriage is feeling “blah?” Rest assured, it’s perfectly normal for marriages to feel deflated and need some extra attention every now and then.  After all, we have family, social obligations...