It is no secret that conflicts and misunderstandings exist in every relationship, despite how it might appear to the outside world. How these conflicts and misunderstandings are dealt with determines how the relationship will progress or end.  How do you deal with conflicts in your relationships? One can think that there are two kinds of […]

I wish I would have known more about avoidant patterns of behavior before I got into a past relationship. It would have saved me quite a bit of heartache. Sure, no relationship is without its challenges, but if your partner exhibits certain patterns of behavior that could indicate avoidant tendencies, it may help to get […]

Have you ever encountered someone who left you feeling completely depleted? Maybe you had some energy before meeting that person, but during the conversation you literally felt your energy draining from you. Some people call those types of people energy vampires, because they have the tendency to drain every last ounce of your life force. […]

When we are angry, we tend to blow things out of proportion. We get upset about things that wouldn't bother us in a normal situation.  At that moment, the things that irritate us seem more important than everything else. You temporarily lose your sense of judgment. Words come out of your mouth before your mind […]

Insecurity in relationships can feel like a constant battle against an invisible enemy. Maybe you’ve sent a text, only to reread it a dozen times, dissecting every word and emoji. Or perhaps you’ve opened up about your feelings, only to spend the next three hours second-guessing yourself. You might even tell yourself, “I’m too much. […]

Love is a universal language. But the way we express and receive it can be remarkably different from person to person (and inevitably, culture to culture).  But have you ever found yourself putting tremendous effort into showing your love—only to feel like your gestures aren’t quite hitting the mark? Or perhaps you’ve been on the […]

American entrepreneur Jim Rohn has said, “You are the sum of who you surround yourself with.” In other words… If you’re hanging out with people you don’t strive to be or admire you in one way or another, you might be hanging out with the wrong crowd. And you might even be becoming someone who […]

Jealousy. It’s one of those emotions we don’t like to talk about, yet it sneaks into our lives when we least expect it: at work in our relationships scrolling through social media What if I told you that some of those feelings could be traced back to your childhood? Yes, those seemingly distant memories of […]

When you think about what makes a relationship last, what comes to mind? Maybe love, trust, or communication? Those are big, for sure - but there’s something deeper that often gets overlooked: emotional safety. At its heart, emotional safety is about feeling like you can show up as your full, messy, beautiful self without fear […]