Take a minute and think about this question, do you let your partner know you care? Your knee jerk reaction is probably a definite yes, but really think about it, do you? You may just be starting a relationship, or in one that seems to have lasted a life time, whichever one or anything in between there is more you can do to let your loved one know you care.
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Knowing how to improve your sex life can transform your entire relationship. Learn what you can do to improve intimacy between you and your partner.
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I know you will bulk when I say being selfish is good for your self-esteem. I will go as far as saying being selfish makes you a better partner in a relationship. I feel that if your self-esteem is solid then you will have accepted yourself for who you are, you will be more confident, no self-doubt and be a stronger person for it.
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When something happens in a relationship that is upsetting to one of the partners, it is imperative that, if the relationship is going to survive, the other partner must forgive the other person, and forget what happened. Forgiving someone is not as simple as saying, “I forgive you.” Forgiving someone for something they have done is almost like turning back the clock to the time before it happened.
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My major task as a couples therapist is to help establish emotional safety in the relationships of my clients. A brilliant couples therapist named Don Catherall, creator of the Emotional Safety Model, helped me see that emotional safety has to do with three things. First is the belief that your partner accepts you and trusts you and that you accept and trust your partner (I am OK and my partner is OK). The more accepted and valued by your partner you feel, the more you are in the safe zone emotionally because your sense of self is intact. However, if you feel that your partner believes something negative about you, your sense of self may suffer and you will feel emotionally unsafe. The same goes for your partner. If you think something negative about him or her, their self-esteem will likely suffer as well and they will feel emotionally unsafe with you.
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