How can you tell the difference between temporary trouble and a chronically unhealthy relationship? To start, it’s important that you gain some perspective. It’s helpful to see a counselor for an objective, unbiased point of view. However, you can also take time to reflect and contemplate the following points as well. 1. Your Unhappy Times… Read more »
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Is Your Partner an Emotional Cheater?
Did you hope the forced closeness of our pandemic season might be good for your relationship? Yet, now you find that after months of “togetherness”, you just feel less close and more lonely? You aren’t alone. Despite more time in a shared space, many couples find they are worried more and more about a third… Read more »
Avoid These Relationship Destroyers
Suzanne B. Phillips, Psy.D., ABPP, CGP, FAGPA, licensed psychologist and host of “Psych up Live” on International Radio suggests that there are three key dynamics underlying many breakups and unsatisfying relationships. Distrust, disrespect, and disinterest, she says, are “relationship killers.” Distrust fosters doubt in a partner’s honesty and reliability. Distrust negates genuine sharing and safety…. Read more »
Is Your Emotional Connection Breaking?
Tough times call for teamwork. If you are in a committed relationship, you know how important it is to ensure your bond is secure and that you’re on the same page. Call this bond emotional connection. Consider it critical for the strength and longevity of your relationship. Sadly, many partners disconnect when life gets hard…. Read more »
Keep Intimacy in the Conversation
How do we keep intimacy foremost in our most cherished relationships? Regardless of the pandemic and all it’s anxiety-producing distractions, becoming close and staying close is an ongoing concern for most couples. After all, it takes to find and combine lives with the partner for you, it seems that life works hard at throwing obstacles… Read more »
