Who Should You Talk to When Your Marriage Feels Uncertain?
When your husband or wife says they are thinking about divorce, it can feel as though the rug has been pulled from under your feet.
Marital Doubt: When You’re No Longer Sure About Your Marriage
Most marriages go through difficult times. Love is, after all, a complex human emotion. Cultivating an emotionally mature relationship will inevitably therefore involve navigating this complexity.
What We Need to Know Before Making a Relationship Decision
When we find ourselves at a relationship crossroads, our first instinct is often to ask, ‘Should I stay or should I leave?’
Why Self-Expression Matters in Relationships
Self-expression in relationships is about more than finding the right words. It is the gradual return of the authentic self and discovering whether your relationship can grow alongside the person you are becoming.
How to Take Responsibility for Your Part in a Relationship
When relationships reach a crossroads, it is easy to focus on what the other person needs to change. But what if the deeper invitation is to gently turn toward yourself? This article explores what it truly means to take responsibility in a relationship, and why this has nothing to do with blame.
Emotional Truth: Learning to Listen to the Inner World
There are moments when emotions demand our attention. Perhaps on a wedding day, the birth of a child or moving into your first home with your partner. Joy and excitement can feel expansive, and sometimes we simply cannot contain them. Grief, on the other hand, can stop us in our tracks, and anxiety can flood […]
Loss of Self in Relationships: Discovering the Hidden Self
When we look in the mirror, we assume we see ourselves. But do we? Who is it that we are seeing?
When a Relationship Changes
All relationships change; it’s simply part of being human and being in a relationship. But people do not always immediately notice or acknowledge when that change happens. Somehow, it just seems to creep up and catch the unprepared couple by surprise.
When You Want to Stay: Guidance for the Leaning-In Partner
When one partner wants to stay, and the other feels unsure, both partners often find themselves in very different emotional landscapes.
Long-Term Relationships and Love: What Movies Don’t Show
Romantic films offer a compelling image of love, but long-term relationships rarely unfold so neatly. This post explores how love matures over time, what couples therapy reveals about intimacy, and why complexity is often a sign that a relationship matters.
Relationship Journal Prompts for Clarity at a Crossroads and Why They Help
How journalling helps you reflect, make sense of uncertainty, and stay in dialogue with your relationship.
Is It Sadness or Depression? Understanding Low Mood in Your Marriage
The third Monday of January is called Blue Monday. It was named not by a psychotherapist or psychologist, but by a travel company as a marketing stunt. This day is apparently the most depressing day of the year.
