Do you treat song lyrics as sound relationship advice? Do you emulate what the protagonist in a song says or does? For your favorite songs, that’s easy to do. But recording artists usually aren’t experienced couples therapists. So I took it upon myself to fact-check the lyrics to 10 more songs that you might know, from a clinical perspective. As my debut post went platinum (in my own head), here’s the follow-up that nobody asked for.
Read MoreWant to optimize your EMDR therapy? Want to improve your relationships, and be able to focus at work, no matter what’s happening in your life? Where you focus your attention is everything. In this post you’ll pick up research-based methods to build this very important skill.
Read MoreTrauma goes well beyond what we think it is. Unfortunately, when early caregivers are distracted or anxious, or make their child feel badly about emotions that happen naturally, it registers in the brain as traumatic. This leads to patterns that negatively affect us in our relationships, in our work, and in our daily functioning. In this post, we explore things that you wouldn’t expect to be trauma, and what you can do about it.
Read MoreWhat really happens in marriage counseling? Does your relationship have to be in really bad shape to go? Is it just a place for couples to sling mud at each other? Is it the same as couples therapy? In this post, we’ll dispel the myths and give you the real deal… What actually happens in a session, how it might benefit you, and whether it’s worth it.
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