Relationship Tips
Healthy Boundaries, Happy Marriage: A Newlywed’s Guide to Navigating Family and Relationship Dynamics
New marriage means new beginnings and new boundaries! Learn how to set boundaries with in-laws, family, and friends to strengthen your marriage.
How to Set Boundaries in Blended Families: Holiday Edition
Navigating holiday stress in blended families? Discover essential tips for setting healthy boundaries to create a joyful and inclusive season for all.
How to Set Boundaries for a Joyful and Sober Holiday Season
Learn how to set and maintain boundaries during the holidays to support your sobriety, ensuring joyful and low-pressure family gatherings.
8 Resources to Help You Set Boundaries with Family Members
It may be "the most wonderful time of the year," but for many people, it’s also a time when interacting with family increases anxiety. Maybe you’ve heard that boundaries are a great way to best care for yourself but are unsure how to put them into practice. Connect...
Comfort and Joy: A Guide for Neurodiverse Couples to Thrive During the Holiday Season
Holidays bring new experiences, sensory stimuli, and often a shift from routine. Whether you’re neurodivergent (some people refer to this as being neurospicy) or neurotypical, these abrupt changes to routine can feel overwhelming. If you’re part of a neurodiverse...
More Than Words: The Importance of Nonverbal Communication
We’ve all heard the phrase “actions speak louder than words.” The common idiom is often associated with apologies, behaviors, and intentions, but perhaps its most crucial implication surrounds communication. Specifically, nonverbal communication. If you’ve found...
Ask a Therapist: Do Healthy Relationships Really Take Work?
Dear Therapist, My husband and I have been married for 24 years and are now realizing just how far our relationship has drifted. We recently sent our youngest child off to college, so we’ve become hyper-aware of how distant we've grown. I’ve always been raised to...
4 Compassionate Ways to Support Your Partner Through IVF
The journey through in vitro fertilization, also known as IVF, can feel like an emotional roller coaster, filled with hopes, anxieties, and uncertainties at every turn. For many couples, IVF becomes the means to achieve their dream of starting a family, bringing...
5 Financial Conversations to Have Before You Get Married
Getting married is an incredible endeavor—you and your fiancé may be picking out flowers, music, and plenty of food. However, amidst all the wedding planning, many couples overlook important financial discussions crucial for setting their marriage on the right path....
4 Therapist-Tested Gratitude Resources You Should Try
We've all heard that cultivating gratitude is good for our mental health and relationships, and research backs this up. Drs. John and Julie Gottman, world-renowned relationship experts, have found that couples who regularly express gratitude and appreciation for one...