by Staff | Feb 12, 2021 | Couples/Marriage
As creatures of habit, most of us enjoy patterns and routines. We especially love when things go RIGHT because we knew what to expect, we planned, or it happened out of habit and was a simple reaction. Now, all of these things are fine, habit formation can be a good...
by Staff | Jan 25, 2021 | Couples/Marriage
There will be other forms in addition to our classic marriage. One is already looming on the horizon: polyamory, or having more than one intimate partner.” – Volkmar Sigusch While statistics show that the majority of people in the western world continue...
by Staff | Dec 7, 2020 | Couples/Marriage
We have learned about what healthy boundaries are, and that boundaries start internally rather than externally. We have also learned that in some families, healthy boundaries are difficult to maintain, due to a variety of issues. Our final discussion topic regarding...
by Staff | Oct 19, 2020 | Couples/Marriage
In the previous article on Boundaries, we learned that problems with boundaries can begin with attachment issues in our family of origin. Our family is where we learn about relationships and begin to develop our identity. Many things can affect a family’s ability to...
by Staff | Sep 7, 2020 | Couples/Marriage
What images come to mind when you think of boundary setting? Most people think of symbols such as a fence (or possibly even a brick wall if you are thinking of more unreasonable people in your life). In practice however, healthy boundaries are actually a much more...
by Staff | Apr 1, 2020 | Couples/Marriage, Women's Issues
When I first started my practice, I remember reading a statistic about divorce that I found shocking. And that was that 40-50% of all marriages in the United States ended in divorce. According to recent surveys, however, the divorce rate in the U.S. fell by 18%...