I recently read a headline about a woman who was abused who had been killed by her husband. He said it was an accident but, as the police investigated, they learned that her husband had been abusing her for years. When I discussed what happened with some of my clients, many of them, while […]
There is nothing worse than having a partner who struggles with depression, especially if you have never struggled with it yourself. And depression can have a devastating effect on relationships because managing it can be very difficult. While it might seem obvious, the steps you might take to help your spouse with depression (i.e. […]
Did you wake up this morning dreading the day and wondering why? Did you grab a coffee and your phone and settle in to ask Google why you might be feeling this way? Was one of your questions to the Oracle, Am I unhappy in my relationship? If you are reading this article, I […]
If you are considering an affair or have a partner who is cheating on you, you might have assumptions about what an affair is. You might believe that it’s all about sex and connection and fancy vacations and love and travel and all of those sexy things that are so appealing. So appealing that […]
For a long time, I have told people that having sex with an ex is a really bad idea. After all, you broke up. Why would you want to revisit something that made you miserable? What I have learned over the years, however, is quite different. That while having sex with our ex can […]
Knowing what to say to a friend going through a breakup can be very difficult sometimes. Why? Because we want to support our friend and help them heal but we also want to let them know they got off easy. That, if their ex didn’t want them, good riddance. We also might mistakenly assume […]
Every day, people reach out to me, asking me how you stop being jealous in a relationship. After all, no one wants to feel this way jealousy makes us feel insecure and unsure of ourselves and our relationship. I wish being jealous was something that we could just let go of but doing so […]
Did you know that stalking your ex on social media is the number one thing that will prevent you from getting over them? Why? Because going ‘no contact ‘is the thing that we need to do to move on. Stalking does not lead to ‘no contact’. In the old days, when we broke up […]
I know that it might go against everything that you believe in to think that it’s ok to break up with someone who is depressed. After all, you care about them and hate seeing them suffer. And popular opinion is that we should stand by the side of a partner who needs us. And, […]
One of the most consistent elements of my life coaching is hearing about the expectations that women have of men that can destroy their relationships. I hear from women who have these sky-high expectations for their men, and when they aren’t met, they are devastated. And they treat their men horribly as a result. And […]
