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The political landscape that we’re witnessing today has reached an unprecedented level of polarization. We see these challenges in the news and socially, but they extend well past that and can cross into our intimate relationships.
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Have you ever felt that your needs take a backseat in your relationships—like you’re constantly giving, fixing, and rescuing, but never quite receiving the same in return? You may be caught in a cycle of codependency, a pattern of behavior (more…)
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As hard as we may try, we cannot outrun our past. We have two options: we either give up and let the past define who we are, or we embrace it and learn to move forward.
Codependency is a vicious (more…)
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You’ve probably heard more times than not that your past defines you. It helps to mold and shape you into the person that you are today.
This is what the attachment theory is. The main idea behind the attachment theory (more…)
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Divorce will shake up your world. If you have children, you now face an additional challenge: transitioning from partners to co-parents. This change requires you to rethink how you relate to each other while focusing on your kids’ needs. Here (more…)
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Divorce isn’t an easy thing for kids to accept. After all, it can shake their sense of stability and safety. As parents move forward with divorce, their children may become more anxious, withdrawn, and have a hard time focusing at (more…)
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Have you ever wondered why the same issues seem to be present in all of your relationships, no matter how new or different they are? The problem may lie within your attachment style. Attachment styles are patterns we form as (more…)
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When you and your partner first met, you felt inseparable. Whether it was love at first sight or if you and your partner put in the time and effort to make it work, you knew that you belonged together and (more…)
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The Gottman method was developed by Dr. John Gottman, with a focus on developing and maintaining healthy relationships. Therapy that utilizes the Gottman method helps couples break free from perpetual conflicts by diving deeper into the differences in their personalities (more…)
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All types of relationships require a little give and take. You can’t expect one person to sacrifice everything while the other person always gets what they want. You have to give a little to get a little.
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