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Strategies to Keep Relationship, Family, and Love Strong

Strategies to Keep Relationship, Family, and Love Strong

Coronavirus has forced all of us to stay home more, work from home, and spend more time with our loved ones. Sometimes it feels great to spend more time together, play together, laugh together, and build memories together. Sometimes however, all this togetherness can cause more frustration and suffocation.

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Finding Balance for Modern Couples

Finding Balance for Modern Couples

In today's world we are moving at an increasingly rapid pace. It seems that most people nowadays have the attention span of a goldfish (you are still reading this , right?) There are so many trivial things in our day that many of us reach the end of our work day exhausted and plagued with decision fatigue. How do we find balance in relationships, life, and everything in between?

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Millennials and the Relationship Contract

Millennials and the Relationship Contract

Did someone say relationship contract? Yes, it’s really a thing! A relationship contract is a document that gets written up and signed by (usually) two people within an intimate relationship. It’s not legally binding in any way, but it is a great way to start an open and honest conversation about the wants and needs in a relationship.

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5 Tips for Surviving and Thriving This Holiday Season

5 Tips for Surviving and Thriving This Holiday Season

Oh, the holidays. While certain television channel holiday movies (you know which ones I’m talking about…) make love and relationships seem like a breeze, the rest of us know better. As soon as the Halloween decorations come down, a calm yet steady dose of stress and anxiety can start to rear its ugly head. Let’s face it — being in a relationship during the holidays can be tough.

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What it Means to Share the Load in a Relationship

What it Means to Share the Load in a Relationship

Often in therapy the same issue continues to come up. The woman feels like she is doing everything and instead of voicing her needs she internalizes this cry for help and creates a feeling overwhelming anxiety for herself, feeling weak that she should even need to ask. Meanwhile the partner has no idea that his wife feels undervalued, overwhelmed, and stressed. It’s no one’s fault, really. Our society has established this norm, and it is a tough one to push through.

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