Move in, Get Married, or Avoid?
How to use your feelings to help you make healthy decisions. Moving in together. Getting married. Having a baby. It doesn’t matter how many of [...]
How Our Wiring Impacts Our Loving
A study by the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago found that relationship dissatisfaction is on the rise. More people are struggling [...]
Empathy: The Greatest Gift You Can Give Your Partner This Valentine’s
Want to make a lasting and positive impact on your relationship with your partner this Valentine’s Day? Chocolates, flowers, and/or a candlelit dinner for two [...]
Think you can’t beat the January Blues? Think again.
Here’s hoping you had an enjoyable holiday season and that, as we head deeper into January, you find a way to keep memories of good [...]
Ride the Wave This Holiday Season
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” “Tis the season to be jolly.” A quick review of the lyrics of popular holiday songs reveal [...]
Why We Should Be Showing Ourselves Compassion as Well as Others
“I shouldn’t have done that.” “Why did I say that?” “If only I hadn’t…” Who hasn’t at one time berated themselves for reacting in a [...]
Procrastination: Is It Time to Stop Avoiding and Start Accepting?
“Look at the grass. I know the lawn’s gotten way too long. But the lawnmower needs fixing, and I just can’t face doing it yet. [...]
Practical ways to help you overcome social anxiety
Should I accept that invite to meet-up with friends again? That concert ticket is tempting, but being with hundreds of people indoors, is that a [...]
How to Heal Old Wounds Through the Practice of “Parenting Yourself”
Previously, we learned about a second staying exercise that helps us to attend to the parts of ourselves that get activated when we're triggered. Today, [...]
Love on the Brain: How Our Neural Circuitry Can Lead Us to Love (Or Not)
Feeling stressed and stuck in a relationship rut? Break up with old, unhelpful relationship programming to cultivate deeper, more romantic connections. Valentine’s Day is [...]
