Relationship Blog: Advice from a Couples Therapist & Coach

Creating A Life You Love Getting the Relationship You Want Relationship Advice

February 25th, 2019

How Therapy Can Help You Break Free from Toxic Relationships Cycles

Toxic relationships cycles are happening again. Like it did the last time, and the time before. You continue to find yourself in the same frustrating, messy, heartbreaking spot as you always do. Relationship after relationship, it’s always the same: You end up hurt, unhappy or alone. You have suffered enough. It is time you take back your life from the

Advice for Heartbroken Women Creating A Life You Love Getting the Relationship You Want

January 22nd, 2019

How Adult Relationships Can Be Affected by Childhood

You are a sponge. Even as children, you absorb more than you realize — your relationships, your experiences, your surroundings. All those moments, the hurt, the loss, the love and the support, it’s all sucked up into your little being. It becomes a part of who you are, how you communicate and how you filter emotions. It molds you into

Peace Over Perfection Relationship Advice

May 23rd, 2018

Peace Over Perfection: Toxic Relationships

No matter how much progress women make in our society, there is still the same passe pressure to find a man, to get married and to grow old together. From books, TV and movies to friends, family and beyond, we hear it. Single is bad. Relationships are good. And I’m not going to lie to you, relationships can be good.

Peace Over Perfection

April 8th, 2018

Peace Over Perfection: The Inspiration

“I’m pushing myself for more, but the more I give the more I am losing myself.” When I look back at these words, I can still feel my own brokenness and exhaustion. Yes, it was more than five years ago, and yes, a lot has changed in my life since then. But I know so well the pain I was

Getting the Relationship You Want

October 6th, 2017

3 Reasons Relationships Fail

Attitude is everything. You’ve heard this before. Your middle school basketball coach probably even said it during a pre-game speech, or maybe it was the mid-level manager at your very first job. But have you ever applied that motto to your relationships? If you haven’t, well, it’s time to start. When I see couples who have the right attitude, there

Relationship Advice

July 12th, 2017

How Do You Know If You’re Ready For Marriage?

It will take you months to pick a wedding venue. It will take you weeks to pick the dress. It will take you days to address the invitations. Whether you are engaged or engaged-to-be-engaged or simply dreaming of the day your man gets down on one knee, you have probably thought more than a minute about wedding planning… the venue,

Getting the Relationship You Want Overcoming A Broken Relationship

May 10th, 2017

Sweating ALL the Small Stuff: A Sign of Relationship Woes?

The dishes. When was the last time he touched the dishes? He just sets his dirty plates on the counter like he’s waiting for a maid, a housekeeper, a house elf to happily rinse and place them neatly in the dishwasher. This annoys you. It fills you with rage. It may even anger you enough to start an argument. Or

Weekly Round-up

April 29th, 2017

Don’t Just Dream It, Do It!

Hello Weekend! I hope you are enjoying your weekend so far. Take a moment and think about what your dreams and hopes for the future are and then sit down and make a list for how you are working to achieve them. If you can dream, it you can do it but it takes some work and hustle from you.

Creating A Life You Love Weekly Round-up

April 8th, 2017

Strong Emotions, Strong People

Happy April and welcome to the weekly round-up! Today I’m sharing some fantastic articles that really resonated with people this week. The theme this week focuses on our strong emotions that can lead to empowerment or sometimes disconnection. Understanding our emotional preferences and how they affect our behavior can ultimately lead to being strong people. Enjoy! Let’s raise the