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Navigating Life’s Challenges: When Anxiety and Depression Take the Lead
Anxiety and depression are very common, and they both can impact anyone, no matter their background. They often show up in one’s life without warning, and it is not uncommon for anxiety and depression to disrupt your days so much that you feel behind on daily tasks, lose sight of joy, and and simply have a hard time existing.
Premarital Counseling, a Proactive Investment in a Lifetime of Love
Premarital Therapy is a proactive investment that financially pales in comparison to overall wedding expenses and serves as a safeguard against the potential emotional and financial pitfalls that could await those who are unprepared.
Therapy, an Investment Spanning Generations
Cultivating Emotional Intelligence: The Power of a Positive Outlook
Building a positive outlook means taking the focus off ourselves and what we lack and simply enjoying the beauty of the world outside and inside ourselves. It also means coming to terms with the areas in our life where we are lacking, seeing these areas as room for growth rather than areas of emptiness.
Are you reacting or responding? How to know, and why it matters
When living in our unprocessed trauma, we get wrapped up in ourselves. We miss others, especially those we care most about. Missing the reality of other people and their experience of the world sets us up to live in a constant state of defense. In intimate relationships, the attitude of defensiveness gets us trapped in loops of misunderstanding and conflict, loops that are very hard to exit or disrupt.
Breaking the Criticism Cycle: A Roadmap to Relationship Resilience
Think about it; how many times have you had a complaint about your relationship and began to criticize or blame your partner? This often ends in feelings of betrayal, hurt, and diminished self-esteem, leading to an endless cycle of dissatisfaction and emotional distance in your relationship. Criticism is the spark that sets fire to emotional distance and is often deeply rooted in our own hurt, pain, and unmet needs.