Like many other facets of a long-term relationship or marriage, intimacy can ebb and flow. Truth be told, roughly 40% of married couples reported experiencing some type of sexual problem ("Marriage and Family Review," 2016). While intimacy issues understandably feel...
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3 Ways to Balance Your Kids’ Sports and Your Marriage
Do you and your partner find yourselves in a delicate balancing act? You hit the ground running on Monday and don't stop until Sunday just to restock at the grocery store, throw the eighth load of laundry in the washing machine, and start all over again the next day....
How to Win and Lose a Perspective Battle With Your Spouse
Have you ever engaged in a perspective battle with your partner? These types of conflicts are very common among couples. When couples are in a perspective battle, they aren’t listening to understand each other, rather, they are listening only to defend their point of...
How Will You Bring Back Fun Into Your Relationship?
Many couples enter into therapy desperately wanting to reconnect with their partner. One complaint we hear often is, “We just don’t have fun together anymore!” For many relationships, fun couples activities can get put on the back-burner pretty quickly for a multitude...
Do You Need a Prenup? Read This First.
One of our specialties is working with engaged couples. It's exciting to think about a future together filled with hope and possibilities. Newly engaged couples often prioritize wedding planning above other crucial conversations like your future and finances. That...
How to Solve Cycles of Sexual Disconnection
Does the subject of sex bring about tension, uncertainty, or arguments between you and your partner? Does your sex life feel stuck or disconnected? If so, you are not alone. Every couple faces disconnection with emotional and physical intimacy at some point in their...
Want a Cheerful Sober Holiday? Make a Plan With Your Partner
When you get sober, it isn't always going to be something you share with everyone around you. In some cases, you may end up remaining with or meeting a new partner who still chooses to drink and has no interest in living a dry lifestyle. The disconnect between...
How to Help Your Partner with Depression
It can be challenging to maintain relationships and make new connections at the best of times. If you're suffering from depression, this can feel like an uphill battle! Relationships and depression are often linked. In some cases, relationships can trigger...