When Trauma Affects Your Trust in Your Relationship

When Trauma Affects Your Trust in Your Relationship

Trauma comes in all shapes and sizes. It can be a huge event or a more subtle pain that you try hard to overlook, though it still haunts you. Collective traumas are suffered by many. They include war, terrorism, an accident, or a catastrophic weather episode that...
The Gut-Wrenching Aftermath of Breakup


The Gut-Wrenching Aftermath of Breakup


When an epic relationship ends, one of the most tormenting aspects of the loss is that you can think you’re ok, that you’ve weathered the storm. Then, seemingly out of the blue, you plunge right back into confusion, disgust, and fear, all over again. Chances are, the...
A Letter to Your People: 5 Ways to Help Me Through Breakup

A Letter to Your People: 5 Ways to Help Me Through Breakup

Breakups can be challenging not only for you, but for the people who care about and support you.  You are in too much pain to explain what you need, so they have no way of knowing the best ways to help you.  To help them help you, I have created a guide to prepare and...
Decrease Relationship Tension by Recognizing Anger or Emphasis

Decrease Relationship Tension by Recognizing Anger or Emphasis

Your partner is speaking loudly with a tense look on their face. Is he or she angry, rageful, looking to argue? Or are they expressing themselves passionately, intensely, fervently excitedly, emphatically? These two vastly different emotional expressions can be easily...