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How Relationships Are Like Plants: Nurture, Grow, Thrive
Like a thriving plant, your relationship needs regular attention—not just during ‘gardening season.’ Here’s how to keep it healthy and connected year-round.
How to Connect Emotionally with Your Partner: A Love Letter of Your Values
If you’re wondering how to connect emotionally with your partner, this blog explores the values that build trust and connection—and how individual therapy can help.
What Do You Believe About Your Relationship?
What we believe about our relationships shows up as sensors or detectors for what’s okay or not, what’s ‘normal’ or not, what’s forgivable or not. And they reveal themselves as behavioral patterns. Some beliefs create distance in relationships—here’s what to do instead.
What Men Often Look for in a Therapist (and How That Might Help You Find the Right Fit)
Starting therapy can feel vulnerable, especially if you're used to figuring things out on your own (and maybe even wearing that as a badge of honor). You're looking for a space to feel heard and respected, not judged or blamed.
What We Can Learn from the Cast of Netflix’s ‘Love on the Spectrum’ to Strengthen Our Relationships
The cast of Love on the Spectrum models the kind of communication, kindness, and emotional honesty we all need and benefit from in our relationships. Here's what we can learn from them.
It’s Not Always About You (Even If It Feels Like It): How to Handle Criticism in a Relationship Without Taking It Personally
Criticism in a relationship sure can land hard! And automatic impulses to explain, defend, or justify make perfect sense as they’re human responses. But they’re not relational or connecting.
Thankfully there are ways to meet these moments that help you stay grounded and connected.