A couples therapist’s take on song lyrics that you know

Your favorite song’s playing, and you’re singing along. Are you stopping to think about the lyrics? Probably not, if you’re like most of us. Our favorite artists write about love, sex, infatuation, heartache, jealousy, etc. After repeated listens, their words wind up being stored in our motor memory. We might subconsciously come to regard it with unquestioning deference. With the health of your love life in mind, I’ve taken the liberty of offering a couples therapist’s take on song lyrics that you know. [God help us all.]

How to find direction in life: 10 essential tasks.

So many of us feel stuck. While we may instinctively sense that we’re in the wrong career, wrong relationship, wrong place, wrong habits, etc., it may just be a vague feeling that something’s not right . . . Drawing upon my work with clients who’ve embarked upon similar journeys, I’ve here to offer some tasks to help get the creative juices flowing, to get you thinking, and to (hopefully) inspire you.

self-help, therapyAndrew KushnickApril 22, 2019self-discovery

5 cheesy relationship analogies that every couple should know

“Bumpers in the bowling lane? The first grader’s painting? Wtf?” I know, I know… I can explain. In my work with couples therapy, over time I’ve found myself using analogies to illustrate various concepts about relationships. They’re cheesy, but they might just help you and your partner defuse tension more quickly.

10 Full-Stack Relationship Skills: Tuning Up the Processes

In Full-Stack Relationship Development: 10 Back-End Processes, we explored 10 processes that impact relationships. Now we’ll learn 10 skills to help you tune up those processes, helping you figure out what’s happening within yourself, what’s happening for another person, and effectively navigating a difficult conversation.