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Addiction Recovery: 5 Ways to Set Yourself Up for Success All the willpower in the world will do little for you when it comes to addiction recovery. Addiction is a disease that is causing you to crave something, whether it is a substance or an activity. Could you “will away”
When and How to Start Dating After Divorce Is there an appropriate period to wait before you start dating after divorce? There’s no one-size-fits-all answer: it’s pretty much up to you. Dating after divorce can be very intimidating, especially if you’re not looking “just to have fun,” but to build
Handling Hard Conflict For Gay Couples Managing conflict is one of the most common reasons that couples struggle. The aftereffects of handling hard conflict tends to result in couples either reaching a tipping point, or going into systematic shutdown. There might be extreme volatility, where yelling, slamming doors, and screaming
Erectile Dysfunction…How Sex Therapy Can Help For men who are dealing with erectile dysfunction, there can be a great deal of anxiety, anger, and shame. It also can create serious problems in your relationship. The good news is that there is hope. Sex therapy can help so that you can
Drugs Don’t Love You: 5 Signs It’s Time to Break Away “Oh, I could quit any time, if I wanted to. I just don’t want to.” How many times have you heard this from a friend or loved one with a drug problem? Or how many times have you said
7 Ways Couples Kill Their Love Life Ruining their love life is probably one of the last things any couple wants to do. Yet, for many people, this happens accidentally or by neglect. Sometimes problems with your love life don’t manifest themselves until later on, but, for many couples, they
Couples Therapy: When Your Relationship is One Big Argument What’s your relationship like? If you’re reading this page, it’s probably not going all that well for you right now. Has your loving partnership turned into one big fight?There’s a myth that a good relationship means you don’t have to “work
3 Reasons Substance Abuse Counseling is Better Than Quitting Drugs on Your Own Quitting drugs on your own is hard. Addiction is such a multifaceted disease — affecting your physical, emotional, and mental well-being — that it is much more effectively treated with professional help. Whether you’re looking for assistance
Exploring The Many Faces of Sexual Addiction Did you know that nearly 12 million people in the United States suffer from sexual addiction? With that many people, this addiction is bound to manifest itself in different ways. Yet, sexual addiction is one of the most commonly misunderstood mental illnesses, one
Our Sex Life Sucks…Should We Open Up Our Relationship? It’s not uncommon for sex in a long-term relationship to go stale. For some couples, this can lead to questions about whether or not they should consider open up their sexual relationship with other people. These are options that people can