We often attract what is familiar, even if it unhealthy for us. The way you currently navigate your relationship is likely influenced by what your parents or role models demonstrated to you growing up. If your parents got along, or fought, or divorced, or remarried, or if one parent abandoned you growing up… all of…
Have you been successful in creating a long-term, fulfilling relationship? We all lack relationship experience when we are young and may have to be in a few relationships to gain insight into navigating them. If you are struggling to create a lasting, loving relationship, these five tips will give you the skills you need so…
With Mother’s Day right around the corner, I was thinking of the things to write in the homemade card I am sending to my mom. What do I appreciate about her? What do I think makes her a good mom? Even more importantly, what makes me a good mom? When my two children were young,…
Do you desire more romance in your relationship? When you first meet someone you are attracted to, romancing comes easy and you don’t need motivation to show how much you are falling in love. Giving gifts, sending sweet texts, telling him or her how special he or she is to you seems effortless. You don’t…
Were you one of the twenty- one million Americans who tested positive for Covid-19? I got the news that I tested positive on Christmas eve. Merry Christmas! Although I continued to remain asymptomatic throughout the duration- like forty to fifty percent of the positive cases (1), many people have experienced mild to moderate symptoms, and…
Why is it some couples seem to get along fine in their relationship, while others bicker, complain and don’t seem happy together? As a couple counselor, I have supported thousands of couples in building harmonious, long-lasting relationships, as well as created that for my own 27 year marriage. I want to share with you some…
Love is not the only thing you need to make your relationship work. Many people have been left by someone who has said “I love you.” If you want a healthy, long-lasting relationship you need several skills. For starters you need to be a competent communicator so you can relate to your partner’s needs and…
My mother and father were both victims of childhood neglect and abuse growing up. Their unhealed maltreatment carried over to how they parented my siblings and me. My father would whip my mother, my siblings and me with his belt if we did not obey him. He would also yell, call us demeaning names, and…
A necessary component to developing healthy emotions and having meaningful relationships is to know that we are unconditionally loved. Many of us look to others to feel loved, because many of us believe other human beings will validate for us that we are loveable.