The Link Between Depression and a Critical Spouse You feel like you can’t do anything right in your husband’s eyes. And you are tired of feeling like you aren’t good enough. You worry that if you don’t get help, you will start to disappear or become depressed. You have created this great family, but you […]

When Fantasies Turn into Infidelity You were struggling in your marriage, and you started to wonder if you’d be happier with someone else. You started to search for old friends online, and maybe exchanged a few messages with them. And then the communication became more flirty than friendly, and you found it easier to talk […]

The Devastating News of Learning Your Spouse Has Been Having an Affair If you recently learned that your spouse was having an affair, you are probably experiencing a range of intense emotions. You can’t stop thinking about the affair and feel compelled to find out everything you can, even if it’s painful. And you are […]

Last week we explored what contributes to emotional distance and how to address your own distance to be less lonely in your marriage. Most of you will naturally be more open, positive, and playful with your spouse when you address your own distancing mindsets and behaviors. But others of you will need some help taking […]

More married couples are lonely than ever before. And many couples feel hopeless on how to better connect with their spouse after many years of distance growing between them. While you used to be able to tell your spouse anything. Over time, you learned what upsets your partner and you started avoiding those topics. Now  you […]

Engaged Couples Prepare for the Wedding More than the Marriage Over 18 years ago, I married my husband for love and companionship. Having both grown up in divorced families, we knew that marriage doesn’t always last and that problems can arise. Like any counselor-in-training, I tried to make sure we were prepared for marriage by […]