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Approval Seeker? “No Matter What You Do, Not Everyone is Going to Like You”
Hello, my name is April, and I’m an “approval addict,” recovering with the occasional relapse.
Approval addiction — the intense desire to obtain approval or avoid rejection from other people leads to certain habitual behaviors.…
8 Questions That Help Build Emotional Intimacy In Relationships
Part of being human means having emotional needs.
We want to be loved and to give love.
We want to feel we belong and have a sense of purpose. We want to feel self-esteem and respect from others.
These are some of the most common…
10 Ways to Get Over Your Divorce Before Marrying Again
I spoke with a client last week who is working her way through her third divorce. We were on the phone for an hour and she spent forty-five minutes talking about problems she had experienced in her first marriage. Problems that happen…
Sex And Intimacy After Divorce: Are You Ready?
You deserve to love and live after divorce. You deserve sex and intimacy after divorce!
Once those divorce papers are signed or perhaps after the initial separation between you and your ex, the idea of sex and intimacy after divorce…
What Couples Get Wrong About Marriage
Emily Cowen, a musical artist I enjoy, sings, “Even though we just met, these feelings are so beautiful, you and me were meant to be together.” And that is where “love” songs get love wrong. You’ve just met; the feelings are…
Do You Express Or, Suppress Your Feelings?
Do you express or, suppress your feelings? How one feels about their feelings and what they do with them can have either a positive or negative effect on their marriage.
I had a conversation over the weekend with a friend and this…
Five Questions To Help Find New Love After Divorce
Many of us want to find delicious, deep love after divorce, but it’s hard to know when you are truly ready to really find the “right one.” Dating after divorce can be weird and awkward. Most likely, it’s been a very long time since…
Why Haven’t You Remarried?
There is no way to count over the past twenty years how many times that question has been asked of me. But, for the first time in these past two decades, I am starting to ask that question myself now.
Why haven’t I remarried?…
5 Ways To Ruin An Apology In Relationships
For many of the people that seek counseling with me for ruptures in relationships, being able to apologize to a partner or ex-spouse is one of their biggest challenges. While there aren’t any simple solutions to a good apology, there…
When Is a Marriage Past The Point Of No Return?
Not everyone who goes through a divorce has been blindsided or shocked to discover that their spouse wants out, but there are many that fall into this category. And by many, I mean predominantly men. This phenomenon is commonly…