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Love & Relationships

All successful relationships are built on the same premise: The Sound Relationship House theory by Drs. John and Julie Gottman.

The Right Way to Complain

The Gottman Institute

Learn how to express your feelings without hurting your partner

Stonewalling vs The Silent Treatment: Are They The Same?

Kari Rusnak, LPC, CMHC, BC-TMH

What’s the difference between stonewalling and the silent treatment?

Types of Criticism: Expressing Concern or Complaint without Harm

Kimberly Panganiban, MA, LMFT

Learn how to identify the first of the four horsemen

Are You Losing You in the Relationship? Enmeshment, Detachment, and Differentiation

Jinashree Rajendrakumar

Though dysfunctional stability instills temporary peace, it limits living a whole relationship and life.

How to Build Love Maps

The Gottman Institute

What does it look like to stay curious about your partner?

This Valentine’s Day Burn Your Romance Novels

Cheryl Fraser, Ph.D

Don’t let a fictional soulmate make you miss the magic of your real-life relationship

How To Feel Comfortable Expressing Sexual Desires With Your Partner

Kari Rusnak, LPC, CMHC, BC-TMH

Do you hate talking about sex? Here’s how to open up.

Help! My Partner Won’t Go to Therapy

Laura Silverstein, LCSW

Is it possible for one person to improve a relationship on their own?

Invest in Yourself for Relationship Growth

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If you can’t keep it together, your relationship can’t either.

How I Stopped Trying to Control My Partner and Took Responsibility for My Own Happiness

Hailey Magee

"We must learn what actually lies in our sphere of control — and learn to live strictly within that sphere"

What are Your Core Beliefs and Needs? (and why it’s important to identify them)

Elizabeth Earnshaw, LMFT

When it comes to conflict, knowing the issue underneath the problem is half the battle.

Managing Conflict through Friendship

Sinead Smyth, LMFT

If you want to have better fights, be better friends.

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