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Maintaining Mental Health & Wellness: Navigating the Holiday Season

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The holiday season is often depicted as a time for joy, togetherness, and celebration. However, for many, the reality can be more complicated. Family dynamics – with their unique blend of tradition, expectation, and unresolved tensions, can sometimes make the holidays feel more like a minefield than a retreat. Whether you’re facing an emotionally charged […]

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The Power of The Apology: How to Apologize Effectively in Relationships

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We often discuss strategies to improve communication in relationships and how to get your message across clearly and effectively. However, mistakes and miscommunications still happen even with the best of intentions and planning. Feelings can still get hurt, and apologies are needed for all parties involved. Apologies help clarify a miscommunication, rebuild trust after a

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Setting Boundaries to Foster Healing After Infidelity

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  Infidelity can shake the very core foundation of a relationship, leaving both partners feeling lost, hurt, and unsure of what comes next. If you and your partner are navigating the aftermath of infidelity, one of the most crucial steps toward healing is setting boundaries. This might sound intimidating, but establishing clear boundaries can help

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Four Types of Sex: Expanding Your Palate

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When I ask people to describe “hot sex,” I often get either blank faces or descriptions of something intense and passionate, usually with the image of red lights, quick shadows, and no words being exchanged. Following up, I’ll inquire about how someone feels about engaging in that type of act, and while some wholeheartedly agree that is a goal, others freeze and go, “But that doesn’t feel like me.”

There are many different directions we can take and explore here.

Still, I want to look at the various “flavors” of sex that any person can have and recognize that it does not lie on a scale of zero to ten but rather a wide variety of nuances, feelings, intensities, and experiences.

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“Are You Really Low Maintenance? Let’s Talk!”

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“I’m just low-maintenance; I don’t ask for much!”   “Well, I’m not like other women; I’m low-maintenance.”   “I’m super easy, I promise. You don’t have to do much.”   These phrases and variations are common in counseling sessions for women of all ages. They are usually said near discussion points of advocacy and personal

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