(…via Simple Things Matter) The words you say to the one you love are important! Negative and hurtful comments can damage your relationship. Make no mistake about that. Here are the five things you should NEVER say to your spouse: 1. It’s your fault! Sometimes, a financial decision goes bad, one of your children gets […]
Recognize the sources of jealousy and stop it in its tracks. Your relationship depends on it. […]
Who doesn’t love a wedding? But with months and months of planning, it only lasts a short while – and then there’s the marriage. If history is prologue, neither former first daughter, Chelsea Clinton, nor longtime boyfriend, Marc Mezvinsky, had great role models for marital bliss. And that’s even without the religious issues – she […]
Hint: Stop Criticizing Why endless criticism is doomed to failure. Published on April 4, 2014 by Mark Banschick, M.D. in Psychology Today Look at your relationship. The problems seem obvious. But, what are the solutions? This guest blog by Heather Edwards, breaks down relationship problems into a digestible form,making it easier for you to do what’s needed to be happier. The Good […]
In this article, Heather Edwards sheds light on what makes relationships thrive – and what makes them destined for doom. It was originally published on her blog, New York Psychotherapy and Life Coaching. She is a Psychotherapist and Life Coach, and the Blog Editor in Chief of Couplewise. […]
This article is written by Heather Edwards, LMHC, NCC, BCC Psychotherapist, Life Coach, and Blog Editor in Chief of Couplewise. It is originally posted on her blog at NewYorkPsychotherapyandLifeCoaching.com . In this piece she suggests ways to celebrate your love everyday. Valentine’s Day is the day of love notes, red roses, and heart shaped chocolates. […]
Try These 7 Tips for a Happier Marriage/Committed Relationship: We all know sustaining strong, healthy relationships can be challenging. What most of us really want to know is how to stop arguing, nagging, or getting bored and annoyed with each other. How can we get our relationship back to where it was when it started? […]
It’s all too easy to function on auto-pilot. Richard Nicastro, Ph.D., a Psychologist and Marriage/Couples Counselor in Las Cruces, New Mexico talks about the mental scripts that influence our thought and behavior patterns on a conscious and unconscious level. Whether we realize it or not, they are our constant companion – we even take them […]
Lisa Firestone, PhD Director of Research and Education at The Glendon Association, teaches us that when we challenge our internal self critic, we enhance our self worth and open ourselves to the people we love. She offers several behavioral measures of loving gestures and secrets to happiness according to a recent Harvard study. Read further to […]
We’re easily swept up in the activities of our everyday lives. Often, we find comfort and safety in the predictability of the status quo. We establish routine, a flow to each day, and somewhat mindlessly move from one thing to the next. In this article Phyllis Goldberg, Phd, MFT , Therapist, Relationship Coach, and one […]
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