Relationships Etc. | Romance Is Everything. Rediscover The Joy Of Playtime https://intimatetickles.com Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:25:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://intimatetickles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/cropped-nn-headshot-in-square-32x32.png Relationships Etc. | Romance Is Everything. Rediscover The Joy Of Playtime https://intimatetickles.com 32 32 Navigating Divorce When Your Ex Chooses to Soil the Nest https://intimatetickles.com/navigating-divorce-when-your-ex-chooses-to-soil-the-nest Fri, 31 Oct 2025 14:25:23 +0000 https://intimatetickles.com/navigating-divorce-when-your-ex-chooses-to-soil-the-nest Despite the decline in divorce rates, emotional disconnect, lack of emotional safety , and unresolved conflict (including chronic bickering) remain leading contributors to relationship breakdowns. What remains consistent is the impact. Couples always have a choice in how they navigate the deconstruction of their unions, a layered onion involving complex emotions…

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]]> Ask Lisa : My boyfriend and his female co-worker text each other constantly https://intimatetickles.com/ask-lisa-my-boyfriend-and-his-female-co-worker-text-each-other-constantly Wed, 16 Jul 2025 07:36:43 +0000 https://intimatetickles.com/ask-lisa-my-boyfriend-and-his-female-co-worker-text-each-other-constantly Trust is a pillar of any healthy relationship. When broken, it can lead to insecurity and hurt. Healthy boundaries, open communication and maintaining emotional safety are all also important, particularly avoiding behaviors that create insecurity. A woman asks Lisa about whether it’s appropriate for her to be uncomfortable with the frequency of texting between her boyfriend and a female co-worker.

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]]> Ask Lisa: Uncomfortable with my boyfriend’s relationship with his female friend https://intimatetickles.com/ask-lisa-uncomfortable-with-my-boyfriends-relationship-with-his-female-friend Wed, 09 Jul 2025 06:21:26 +0000 https://intimatetickles.com/ask-lisa-uncomfortable-with-my-boyfriends-relationship-with-his-female-friend Trust, once broken, can feel really challenging to mend. However, with consistent effort, vulnerability, and a genuine commitment to change, it can be rebuilt. A woman asks Lisa how to regain trust in her relationship. Lisa’s response to her offers steps to do this, emphasizing open communication, consistent actions, and the creation of emotional safety for healing to occur.

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]]> How to Avoid Politics Blowing Up Relationships Over the Holidays https://intimatetickles.com/how-to-avoid-politics-blowing-up-relationships-over-the-holidays Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:11:38 +0000 https://intimatetickles.com/how-to-avoid-politics-blowing-up-relationships-over-the-holidays While many are anticipating the upcoming holidays to be merry and bright, there are others who dread the political elephant in the room at their family gatherings where divergent opinions are a reality. As a practicing psychotherapist, I’ve noticed it coming up a lot in my practice lately, the question of how to enjoy the traditional family gatherings while avoiding landmines that have the…

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]]> Middle-Aged Women: Thriving Through Emotional and Relationship Transitions https://intimatetickles.com/middle-aged-women-thriving-through-emotional-and-relationship-transitions Sat, 10 Aug 2024 10:10:09 +0000 https://intimatetickles.com/middle-aged-women-thriving-through-emotional-and-relationship-transitions Middle age, often defined as the years between 40 and 65, is a time of significant transition for many women. It’s a period marked by physical, emotional, and social changes, which can ripple through all aspects of life, particularly emotional health and relationships . I am a middle-aged women (funny that it is still hard to say that aloud), and I can fully attest to the surge of introspection…

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]]> Mental Illness and Unconditional Love https://intimatetickles.com/mental-illness-and-unconditional-love Sat, 28 Jan 2023 00:04:03 +0000 https://intimatetickles.com/mental-illness-and-unconditional-love Tom Smith lost his daughter to mental illness in 2003. He touches on the importance of self-esteem in a society that often compares, continuing to shed light on mental health stigma. Unconditional love lies at the heart of helping a loved one with mental health issues develop positive self-esteem. But as a society we are geared toward conditional love: in overt and subtle ways…

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]]> Happy New Year! The Best of Emotional Health and Relationships 2022 https://intimatetickles.com/happy-new-year-the-best-of-emotional-health-and-relationships-2022 Sat, 28 Jan 2023 00:04:01 +0000 https://intimatetickles.com/happy-new-year-the-best-of-emotional-health-and-relationships-2022 As we say farewell to 2022 and glide into 2023, my hope is that no matter what is going on around you and in the world, you remember that you and your relationships are your best resources for resilience, joy, peace and calm in this life. Whether you have been following me and this site from the beginning (2014) or have recently discovered “The Toolbox,” I am grateful for your interest and hope…

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]]> Goodbye 2020: Best of LoveAndLifeToolbox.com to Get You Through the Pandemic https://intimatetickles.com/goodbye-2020-best-of-loveandlifetoolbox-com-to-get-you-through-the-pandemic-2 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 09:47:28 +0000 https://intimatetickles.com/goodbye-2020-best-of-loveandlifetoolbox-com-to-get-you-through-the-pandemic-2 With the collective challenges of 2020, my annual “Best of Emotional and Relationship Health” featured post to ring in the New Year is a little different. Typically I share my most popular content of the past year only but this time I have cast the net widely over the vast library of LoveAndLifeToolbox.com to find what I believe to be the most relevant and helpful emotional health and…

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]]> Goodbye 2020: Best of LoveAndLifeToolbox.com to Get You Through the Pandemic https://intimatetickles.com/goodbye-2020-best-of-loveandlifetoolbox-com-to-get-you-through-the-pandemic Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:17:17 +0000 https://intimatetickles.com/goodbye-2020-best-of-loveandlifetoolbox-com-to-get-you-through-the-pandemic With the collective challenges of 2020, my annual “Best of Emotional and Relationship Health” featured post to ring in the New Year is a little different. Typically I share my most popular content of the past year only but this time I have cast the net widely over the vast library of LoveAndLifeToolbox.com to find what I believe to be the most relevant and helpful emotional health and…

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]]> Be Humble. Don’t Despair. https://intimatetickles.com/be-humble-dont-despair Sat, 07 Nov 2020 02:02:12 +0000 https://intimatetickles.com/be-humble-dont-despair These are unprecedented times and we as a nation are being pulled tightly. Tensions is exceedingly high as we wait for word on who will be the U.S. President. For months I’ve witnessed and engaged in difficult conversations fueled by primal feelings on both sides. Anger, rage, fear, passion and righteousness have saturated communities across the country. As of this moment, this race has not…

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