You’ve been thinking about couples counseling for a while. Perhaps you’ve even brought it up several times. But your partner isn’t interested. Maybe they insist nothing is wrong. Perhaps they believe counseling is unnecessary, or they’re afraid...
Maybe you’ve noticed a pattern. At first, the relationship feels promising. There’s chemistry. Interest. Maybe even an unusually strong connection. But eventually, something changes—or perhaps you begin to see what was there all along. The other person has difficulty...
You finally have nothing you have to do. No appointments. No deadlines. No immediate problem to solve. Maybe you have an entire afternoon to yourself and you’ve been looking forward to it all week. So why can’t you relax? You sit down, and within minutes...
Nothing is really wrong. Work is okay. Your family is okay. There isn’t an emergency. Nobody has called with bad news. So why do you feel like something is about to happen? Maybe you wake up with a sense of dread you can’t explain. Your mind immediately...
You did it. You finally said no. Maybe someone asked you to take on another responsibility at work. A family member wanted you to change your plans. A friend needed another favor. Or someone simply asked for more than you had the time, energy, or willingness to give....
You wake up tired. You struggle to get through the morning. By afternoon, you’re wondering how you’re going to finish everything you need to do. And then comes that familiar question: “Why am I so exhausted? I haven’t even done that much...
How the Things We Accept Can Shape Our Relationships—and What Happens When We Begin to Change Someone makes a hurtful remark anf you laugh it off. A friend cancels plans at the last minute. Again. \You tell them it’s okay, even though you’re disappointed....
Could Your People-Pleasing Be a Way of Earning Love and Acceptance? Someone asks you to do something. You don’t want to do it. You’re already exhausted, your schedule is full, and you know that taking on one more responsibility is going to cost you. But...
You can’t focus. You start one thing, get distracted by another, and suddenly realize you’ve accomplished neither. You forget why you walked into a room. You read the same paragraph three times. You procrastinate on something you genuinely want to get...
Everybody has rough patches. Sometimes life is simply hard. A relationship is strained. Work becomes overwhelming. Someone you love is struggling. You’re grieving a loss, facing a major change, or carrying more responsibilities than usual. You may not feel like...
