Juneteenth Celebrations amidst the current 2026 Unrest- How Deeply Impacting it is for Couples and Families
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Juneteenth Celebrations amidst the current 2026 Unrest- How Deeply Impacting it is for Couples and Families

Juneteenth (June 19th) commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and has been a federal holiday since 2021. Social justice and supporting my clients with information and evidenced based strategies to help them connect safely to themselves and others is my passion. I love supporting all my clients with celebrations, however I cannot do that with this sensitive historical subject as it is deeply complex towards their acceptance of self, being seen, heard, or considered in a deeply oppressive world in 2026.

Supporting my couples and families the past decade, we have witnessed unprecedented polarization in American society, measurably affecting intimate relationships, family structures, and social bonds. Below is a comprehensive, evidence-based synthesis of research findings.

The research is clear as you will read in this blog, political intermarriage dropped from ~20% to ~9% of couples per Pew Research. So many couples and families struggles with communication over politics, it’s becoming the number one deal breaker for singles dating per the university of Maryland. Political election-related relationship loss estimated 16% lost friend/family over 2016 election (Ipsos/Reuters 2017).

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Father Wounds, Father's Day & the Relationships We Build: A Healing Guide for Couples
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Father Wounds, Father's Day & the Relationships We Build: A Healing Guide for Couples

Father's Day can be one of the most emotionally complicated days on the calendar right behind Mother’s Day.

For millions of adults, it doesn't arrive with greeting cards and backyard barbecues. It arrives with a quiet, unnamed grief — a hollow feeling in the chest that's hard to explain to a partner who may not understand why a commercial or a social media post can unravel an entire weekend.

If you or your partner carry what psychologists and attachment researchers call a "father wound" — the emotional, psychological, and relational injury that results from an absent, emotionally unavailable, abusive, addicted, critical, or inconsistent father figure — you are likely experiencing its effects in your relationship right now, whether you recognize it or not.

This isn't about blame or shame or guilt. It's about understanding.

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Trauma Bonds vs. Secure Attachment: How to Tell the Difference—and How Couples Heal
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Trauma Bonds vs. Secure Attachment: How to Tell the Difference—and How Couples Heal

So many people are confused with what it actually means to be trauma bonded to someone or something, in my blog post today, we will be exploring the meaning of a trauma bond and how to ensure you are working towards secure attachment!

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