Marriage and/or long-term intimate relationships have the potential to be incredibly rewarding and...
Sex And Relationships
Whether Single or in a Relationship, Flirting is Good For Your Health
If you are single or in a relationship, it is paramount that you know how to flirt. It not only...
Too Independent in Your Relationship?
Jennifer Chappell Marsh, MFT explores independence vs interdependence in relationships and what...
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...
Healthy Relationships: Assessing the Emotional Safety
Couples seek relationship counseling for numerous reasons. No matter what issues they present to therapy with, it often can be boiled down to a problem with the emotional safety in their...
10 Characteristics of Successful Relationships
People seeking couples counseling seek change to a relationship dynamic that isn’t working in some way. The problems can include poor communication, lack of emotional safety, resentment, trust...
3 Mistakes Couples Make in Relationship Counseling
Couples counseling can be a helpful tool for a myriad of issues, from significant disconnection and resentment to do a simple check-in to be sure things are going well. Stress, life changes and...
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. ...
Sex in Marriage and Fear of Intimacy
Richard Nicastro, PhD looks at how a fear of intimacy can get in the way of the quality of the sexual relationship in your marriage. He poses questions for reflection for you and your partner to...
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...
Dating Fatigue: Take a Break for a More Positive Mindset
Clinton Power, Australian relationship counselor, looks at the benefits of taking a break from dating to reset your thinking, be self-reflective and ultimately be more open and ready for the kind of...
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...