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Relationship Problems

Why Your Family of Origin Still Controls Your Emotions (and What to Do About It)

It’s a common assumption that once we move out, build a career, or start our own families, we have finally “grown up” and left the past behind. Yet, for many, an unexpected comment from a partner or a specific tone of voice from a friend or co-worker can instantly...

What to Do If We Bicker Too Much

Key Takeaways Bickering can point to deeper issues in the relationship, not just surface-level disagreements. Strengthening emotional safety can reduce conflict and create more space for connection. Feelings of unlovability or lack of emotional availability often fuel...

Deconstructing Bickering in Relationships

Richard Nicastro, PhD examines why couples fight and proposes that bickering isn’t always the way it seems.  Though bickering can clearly be problematic, he proposes the possibility that sometimes it might be fun. Key Takeaways Bickering is often harmless—but...
Help for High-Conflict Couples

Help for High-Conflict Couples

Having a healthy, loving and connected relationship is one of the most rewarding experiences.  Couples often start out in a good place and can’t imagine things going awry.  The biologically...

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Is Your Relationship in Red Alert?

The most dangerous relationship threat isn’t always what is the most visible, like a pattern of high conflict or obvious lack of kindness or disrespect.  Those are clearly problematic signs that...

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Codependency is an Attachment Issue

Codependency is an Attachment Issue

Aude Castagna, MFT explores the reasons people can be compulsive pleasers and caretakers, even in the face of toxic behaviors and to their own detriment.  She offers some guidance around how to...

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