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Sometimes a woman leaves a relationship long before she packs a bag, files paperwork, or says the words, “I’m done.” She may still be physically present. She may still go to work, prepare dinner, manage the household, attend church, care for the children, celebrate anniversaries, and sleep beside her partner. From the outside, the relationship […]

When couples come into my therapy office, they often assume the solution to feeling disconnected is something big. A weekend getaway. A fancy date night. A heartfelt apology. A grand romantic gesture. While those things certainly have their place, emotional connection is rarely built through occasional extraordinary moments. It is built through ordinary ones. The […]

What We Learn About Love Before We Ever Fall in Love When most people think about marriage, they think about the wedding day, the honeymoon, or the moment they met “the one.” As a therapist, I can tell you that our relationship stories begin much earlier than that. Long before we say “I do,” we […]

A few months ago, I was picking up a cup of coffee at a local mom and popcoffeehouse and as I will typically due, I scanned the walls to survey pictures,flyers, and came across a quote that read “If you spirit is dampened, don’t bediscouraged. Without moisture nothing will grow.” -Rob Ma. I thought this […]