Entries by Mitzi Bockmann

How Surviving a Crisis Together Can Make a Relationship Stronger

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There are many things that can make a relationship stronger but going through a crisis is one of those things that can absolutely make your relationship bulletproof. Here we are, in the middle of a global crisis on so many levels. Between Covid, the election, the riots and the forest fires, our world feels like […]

5 Common Stressors That Can Lead To Depression During the Pandemic

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As the months of Covid-19 stretch on, with no end in sight, more and more people are asking me to identify the most common stressors that can lead to depression during the pandemic. We are in unprecedented times and our lives have changed completely. Things that we used to take for granted are no longer […]

5 Reasons You Are Blaming Yourself After Your Spouse Cheated

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Tell me the truth – do you find that you are blaming yourself after your spouse cheated? Are you angry and sad and overwhelmed but do you find that you are ultimately taking responsibility for what happened? I so often hear this from clients – that their partner cheated but that they are blaming themselves. […]

5 Ways a Toxic Relationship Can Make You Sick

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I know that it ‘ s hard to believe but a toxic relationship can make you sick. Just like being exposed to a toxic smell in the air or ingesting a toxic chemical by mistake, being in a toxic relationship can have serious side effects on your health, side effects that can be truly debilitating […]

Why It Is So Difficult to Let Go of Love During the Pandemic

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Is your relationship struggling and are you wondering how you could possibly let go of love during the pandemic? Times are incredibly difficult right now and making a big move in any direction seems daunting. Letting go of love is difficult in the best of times, and now here you are, miserable and wanting to […]

Why Knowing Each Other’s Love Language Can Make Your Relationship Stronger

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I remember so clearly back in 2011 when I first learned about love languages and why knowing each other ‘ s love language can make your relationship stronger. It forever changed my perspective of relationships, both personally and professionally. For those of you who aren ‘ t familiar with love languages, Gary Chapman’s bookThe 5 […]

Why You Feel Like Your Life Is Falling Apart in Month 6 of Covid-19

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If you are like me and many of my clients I am guessing that you feel like your life is falling apart right now. Do you find that all of the coping mechanisms that you have developed over the years aren ‘ t working? Do you feel worthless or like a failure or like you […]

5 Everyday Things You Can Do To Keep Your Relationship Healthy

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Like most people, you want to keep your relationship healthy but you aren ‘ t really sure what to do. Gifts? Flowers? Vacations? Backrubs? There are so many options and they seem kind of expensive and a bit overwhelming. Why does having to keep your relationship healthy require so much time and effort? Gifts, flowers […]

Are You In an Emotional Affair? 5 Seemingly Innocent Things that Signal YES

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Are you in a friendship with someone outside of your relationship and are you wondering if you are in an emotional affair. I mean it ‘ s just a friendship, right? How can it be an affair? For many people, an affair isn ‘ t an affair if there isn ‘ t sex involved. Unfortunately, […]

5 Ways to Make a Difficult Conversation Easy in Your Relationship

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  Tonight, I have to have a difficult conversation with my spouse and I was wondering about ways to make a difficult conversation easy. I was dreading the conversation because he hates to talk about things but there are things that need to be talked about. I sat here thinking over and over about what […]

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