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What Does ‘Leaning In’ Look Like? A Guide for Committed Partners in Discernment Counseling
If you’re the leaning in partner in discernment counseling, this guide is for you. Learn how to balance hope with patience, foster constructive conversations, and take actionable steps to show your commitment to the relationship while giving your partner the space they need.
The Journey of the Leaning Out Partner: Finding Clarity in Discernment Counseling
Are you feeling uncertain about the future of your relationship? This post explores the journey of the 'leaning out' partner in discernment counseling, offering tools for self-reflection and insights into how this process can guide you toward clarity and confidence in your next steps.
The Power of Boundaries in Relationships: Why Consequences Matter
Boundaries are essential for healthy relationships, but without consequences, they lose their power. Learn how to create and enforce boundaries with a four-level consequence system to ensure emotional safety and respect in your relationship.
The Power of Listening: Using the Stress-Reducing Conversation to Strengthen Parent-Child Bonds
Learn how to use the stress-reducing conversation to improve communication with your older teens or adult children. Listening without judgment strengthens bonds and trust.
Understanding Projection in Relationships: How to Recognize and Heal
Are you unknowingly projecting your own emotions onto your partner? Learn how to recognize and break free from this common relationship pattern to create deeper connection and trust.
Healing Money Wounds: Understanding Financial Conflicts in Your Relationship
Money conflicts can create stress in relationships, but understanding each other’s financial upbringing can help. Learn how growing up with money abundance, scarcity, or deprivation impacts your relationship and how to work towards financial harmony together.
Using the Values Behavior Exercise to Manage Anger and Increase Personal Choice
Feeling overwhelmed by anger? The Values Behavior Exercise can help you shift from reacting impulsively to responding with intention. Learn how to align your actions with your values and regain control over your emotional responses.
Deciding the Future of Your Relationship: How Discernment Counseling Can Help
Discernment Counseling helps couples on the brink of divorce gain clarity and confidence about their next steps. Learn how this short-term, focused process can guide you toward the best decision for your unique situation.
Win-Win in Relationships vs. Zero-Sum: Building Stronger, More Connected Partnerships
Are conflicts in your relationship feeling like a competition? Discover how to move from a zero-sum mindset to a win-win approach, where both partners feel valued, respected, and fulfilled.
Navigating Desire Discrepancy: Finding Connection Through Curiosity and Collaboration
Differences in sexual desire can create frustration and distance in a relationship, but they don’t have to. Learn how to replace pressure with curiosity and discover collaborative ways to reconnect with your partner.
Why Your Sexual Arousal Works the Way It Does (And Why That’s Not a Problem)
Sexual arousal isn’t one-size-fits-all. Learn why some people get turned on instantly while others need the right conditions—and how to create the best environment for a thriving sex life.
The 7 Signs of a Happy and Stable Relationship
Discover the 7 signs of a happy, stable relationship based on Gottman’s research. Learn actionable steps to strengthen your connection and build a fulfilling partnership.
Is Your Relationship at Risk? The 9 Behaviors That Predict Misery
Learn about the nine predictors of misery in relationships, based on Gottman’s research. Discover practical steps to break the cycle and rebuild connection with your partner.
Finding Your Voice As A Betrayed Partner: Owning Your Healing Journey
Healing after betrayal requires more than just following advice—it requires finding your own voice. Learn how shifting from "My therapist told me..." to "I have realized..." can empower your recovery and relationships.
Why Does Anxiety Feel Worse in the Morning—and How Can Therapy Help?
Many teens and young adults experience heightened anxiety in the morning. Learn why this happens and how therapy can help you start your day with more confidence and calm.
The Power Of Group Work In Sex Addiction Recovery
Group therapy is a critical part of sex addiction recovery. Learn how Tal Prince, CSAT, guides men through Dr. Patrick Carnes’ 30 Task Model in an open, bi-weekly therapeutic group.
Healing Together: How Couples Therapy Supports Genito-Pelvic Pain and Penetration Disorder
Explore how couples therapy and Perceived Partner Responsiveness (PPR) can help couples affected by GPPPD rebuild intimacy and improve their relationship.
How to Improve Your Marriage Without Talking About It: Understanding the Fear-Shame Cycle
Discover how hidden emotional reactions—fear and shame—drive conflict in marriage and how to break the cycle for a stronger, more connected relationship.
Navigating Betrayal: A Compassionate Guide for Betrayed Partners
Feeling lost after betrayal? Learn how to process your emotions, especially anger, and start your journey toward healing and hope.
State Of Our Parenting: A Weekly Conversation To Strengthen Your Parenting And Family
Discover how a simple weekly check-in, the "State of Our Parenting" conversation, can strengthen your co-parenting partnership—even when your personal relationship feels strained. Focus on what matters most: raising resilient, emotionally healthy children together.