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7 Things You Can Do When your Partner Isn’t Being Supportive

Emotions, Family, Marriage, Relationships, Remarriage, Therapist / Meredith Keller

Do you have an unsupportive partner? Has one of these scenarios happened to you? You’re hurt by something your sister did but your partner doesn’t seem to care. Something major just happened and your partner seems distracted and disinterested as you’re telling them. You’re angry about how you were treated at the bank and your partner tells you it’s not a big deal. You’re worried […]

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Ways to Stop an Ex from Damaging Your Relationship: Three Guidelines for Communication

Divorce, Relationships, Remarriage / Couples

by Debby Deroian, Practicum Student-Therapist under the supervision of Meredith Keller LPC, ACS Imagine: You and your partner are finally having a much needed date night. This took a month to happen due to several cancellations with work and kids’ schedules! You are in the middle of dinner when your partner’s phone rings, and as

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Does Intimacy Mean Sharing Absolutely Everything?

Emotions, Relationships / Couples

What is Intimacy? Is it tender and emotional sex each and every time? Is it sharing everything with one another? Is it constant closeness and togetherness? Popular belief says that those things make up intimacy, but that’s misleading AND unrealistic in a long-term partnership. For how could we possibly be together with our partner all

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Save Yourself From An Argument On Your Next Vacation

Family, Relationships / Couples

Imagine: you and your partner have planned a trip to a great summer destination. You each pack your own bags, arrive together and unpack when you get to your room. Your bag contains: books, boardgames, movies, candles, an eye mask, massage oil, and an assortment of teas. You’ve been looking forward to lazy days lounging

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Old Hurts: How Being Mindful Can Help You Move Past Them

Emotions, Family, Relationships, Uncategorized / Couples

There are many people who think that their past doesn’t have any influence on them today. They may feel this way because their childhood was years or decades ago, or perhaps because they’ve created a different life for themselves now. Others might discount the importance of their childhood on their present because they no longer

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Sex: How It Changes Through Each Stage of Relationships

Emotions, Relationships / Couples

New clients often come into our offices saying, “I’ve fallen out of love,” or “We’re having intimacy problems,” or “The sex is not like it used to be.” Feeling like this is a disappointment, indeed. This often makes people view themselves as having a bad relationship or having chosen the wrong partner when that is

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Words Are Crucial: How Speaking Your Unfiltered Thoughts Could Be Impacting Your Relationship

Emotions, Relationships / Couples

Words have so much power. Depending on how we use them, words have the power to inspire, to hurt, or to heal. Think about what you say to your partner. Are you saying words that support and inspire your spouse? Are you using words that soothe and heal him/her? Or are you using words that

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Wow! My spouse can be just like my mother/father! How did that happen?

Emotions, Family, Relationships, Uncategorized / Couples

Have you ever been going about your daily life, when suddenly something your spouse says or does is so reminiscent of what your mother or father once said or did, you can hardly believe it?!? It can be quite unsettling to see negative traits your parent(s) had now demonstrated by your spouse. The positive traits

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Get a Grip: How to Keep Emotional Reactions From Hurting Your Marriage

Emotions, Events, Relationships, Uncategorized / Couples

Your emotions have a huge impact on your marriage. Whether your reaction to these emotions is to show them on the outside OR to keep outside of your awareness, your reaction might be driving your partner away. After many times of reacting similarly, a pattern sets in. This pattern may be a big contributor to

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Don’t Let a Lack of Fun Lead to an Infidelity

Relationships, Uncategorized / Couples

Has your relationship been going just fine, but every so often you realize the two of you don’t have much fun together anymore? This might seem like no big deal, but be warned: this can set the stage for infidelity. As life and responsibilities get in the way, many couples inadvertently put their relationship on

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7 Things You Can Do When your Partner Isn’t Being Supportive

Ways to Stop an Ex from Damaging Your Relationship: Three Guidelines for Communication

Does Intimacy Mean Sharing Absolutely Everything?

Save Yourself From An Argument On Your Next Vacation

Old Hurts: How Being Mindful Can Help You Move Past Them

Sex: How It Changes Through Each Stage of Relationships

Words Are Crucial: How Speaking Your Unfiltered Thoughts Could Be Impacting Your Relationship

Wow! My spouse can be just like my mother/father! How did that happen?

Get a Grip: How to Keep Emotional Reactions From Hurting Your Marriage

Don’t Let a Lack of Fun Lead to an Infidelity

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