Radical Acceptance in Relationships: Letting Go with Self-Compassion

Radical Acceptance in Relationships: Letting Go with Self-Compassion

Radical acceptance with self-compassion is a scientifically grounded, practically workable path for reducing reactivity and preserving love under perpetual tension. When you combine it with Gottman’s insights about ongoing differences, high-functioning couples can navigate life’s inevitable frictions with more humor, more warmth, and more durable collaboration.

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Bids, Boundaries, and Self-Leadership: A Unified Path to Fulfillment for High-Performing Couples

Bids, Boundaries, and Self-Leadership: A Unified Path to Fulfillment for High-Performing Couples

What are bids you may ask? Emotional or physical attempts to connect with your partner in a meaningful way to each other in unique ways. Many of us need boundaries after realizing our own self-actualized leadership of our parts to allow for that. We take a deep dive of the research on how to effectively attune to each other’s bids for affection and attention, while maintaining a healthy sense of self through boundaries and interdependence.

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Codependency in Professional Couples: The Hidden Cost of Being “The Strong One”

Codependency in Professional Couples: The Hidden Cost of Being “The Strong One”

Being the Strong one is often overlooked and not talked about. Codependency is often breed from childhood trauma or relationship trauma, so taking a step back to uncover how to take care of yourself in a relationship is often the healing magic many couples need to thrive.

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ADD/ADHD in High-Achieving Couples: When Success Masks Executive Function Burnout

ADD/ADHD in High-Achieving Couples: When Success Masks Executive Function Burnout

ADD and or ADHD shows up so uniquely in different individuals. Couples it is even more unique and interesting as many of the traits are huge strengths and also weaknesses, that can impact each other in very real ways. Executive functioning is needed to be successful and those hurdles can be very real for couples. Let’s learn why ADD/ADHD in High Achieving couples can be a mask.

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Blending Families from Different Backgrounds: Evidence-Based Strategies for Healing Together

Blending Families from Different Backgrounds: Evidence-Based Strategies for Healing Together

Blending different families is a true art and can invoke a lot of feelings for family members. Seeking out help through shared rituals of cultural, identity, and family backgrounds can help everyone feel emotionally safe during a sometimes grief and challenging holiday season.

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Healing the Impact of Past Abuse on Your Relationship With Couples Trauma Therapy

Healing the Impact of Past Abuse on Your Relationship With Couples Trauma Therapy

Healing is never linear. However, healing your inner child’s pains from old wounds helps you connect more authentically in the here and now. This blog walks us through the benefits of healing your wounds to better your relationship.

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Understanding Vulnerable Narcissism in Relationships

Understanding Vulnerable Narcissism in Relationships

So many couples want to know what are the deeper issues underlying their relationship. Many can’t see it unless the patterns are presented before them very specifically as our modern society often permits these love dynamics to be everywhere. Learn more about vulnerable narcissism and how to heal if you are in a relationship with one.

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Why Couples Therapy Is More Beneficial than Other Types of Therapy?