Couples

A Belated Valentine for My Couples ❤

February 17, 2021

I was feeling a little blue on Valentine’s Day – or maybe it was more gray – like the dreary sky outside. I was feeling a little sad, a little down, a little “butt-hurt“ as they say, about nothing in particular really, just a feeling of loneliness, feeling a little devalued, and unseen. Again, no…

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Healing Racism and Couple Relationships with similar means

July 17, 2020

I am discovering (or being reminded really) that a lot of the best tools and techniques for getting along better with your partner, apply to the act (art) of healing racism. If you’re looking to heal your couple relationship, or wondering about how to have better race relations, consider the following. The point is to…

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(My) Challenges of Working alongside a Partner who is not your Coworker

April 17, 2020

Or how to move through your struggles with your quarantine mate Funny story: While I was cleaning the bathroom, I was listening to a couples therapy training (for couples therapists) on my headphones, specifically about how to make a rapid repair of the beginnings of an argument, before it catches fire and turns into a…

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Uplift Your Relationship

January 27, 2020

Two simple things you can do this week to bring Goodwill to your Couple Relationship. Have you started the new year with energy and hope? Are you making strides on all of those resolutions you made? Are you excited about new things you’re working toward? Or maybe do you feel exhausted from the holidays still,…

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Two Ways to Say It

October 1, 2019

Have you ever had the experience when after having an argument with your partner, you think back on what was said, and feel proud of how you handled it? Or do you typically feel more righteous and indignant, and maybe even just madder? Or maybe regret what you said or yelled or insulted? I know…

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