Resentment in marriage can take more forms than you might realize. Claire Hatch, LCSW looks at how resentment can creep in as boredom and how to tell the difference between this and simply being in a rut. Feeling a...
Category - Relationship Problems
Claire Hatch, LCSW
5 Signs Your Relationship Needs a Digital Cleanse
Clinton Power explores the issue of over-reliance on digital devices and how it can negatively impact your relationship. He encourages couples to take a break to reconnect “IRL” (in real life) if...
Clinton Power
How to Repair a Relationship Rupture
Linda Graham, MFT looks at the neuroscience of relationship repair and the benefit to emotional safety. Researchers have discovered that even in “good enough” close relationships, we spend about one-third...
Linda Graham, MFT
Warning Signs Your Relationship is in Trouble
It’s not like the movies. Relationships don’t usually break up during a big dramatic scene; they are distressed little by little over time until both partners feel a complete disconnection. As a counselor, I meet...
Jennifer Chappell Marsh, MFT
The Problem with Holding Onto Hurt Feelings in Your Relationship
An ideal relationship is one where there are two lines of open and healthy communication, where both feel safe to “be” and openly express themselves. Hurt feelings and/or anger can lurk in the shadows when...
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Marriage: Decrease Your Arguments at the Source
Why do couples argue? Sure, there are the issues about money, sex, parenting and other commonly discussed topics. It’s not about stopping arguments as research has actually shown that couples who argue...
Happy Marriage? Get Back to the Basics
Happy marriages require some amount of effort to stay that way. Those who believe their relationship can sustain the dizzying highs of their honeymoon phase early tend to be disappointed when life gets in the way. We...
How to Repair Your Marriage
You are not alone if you feel disconnected from your spouse. You are also not alone if your marriage is “OK” but has lost some life or settled into a lackluster rhythm. Marriages require work to keep them...
Relationship Problems? Try Dwelling on the Positive
Do you and your partner ever dwell on the positive in your relationship? Maybe you should. It’s really easy to dwell on the negative in our personal lives and relationships. The brain is wired to have a...
14 Strategies to Make Repair Attempts in Your Relationship
Couples have challenging times which can include arguments, bad moods, bad behavior and legitimate mistakes. The question is, what follows? How do some couples get through these situations with greater ease than...
