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Avoid “Roommate Syndrome” 7 Ways to Keep the Romance Alive Between chores, the kids, commuting, and work, romance often gets pushed to the back burner. Before you know it, you’re starting to let little things get to you or you’re feeling unappreciated. Where did that spark go? Living with the
Uncovering the Story of Your Erotic Self Sex is a complicated issue in any relationship. Identification of problems can be difficult for people because they might be comfortable openly thinking about their own sexual desires. The taboo nature of sex can make it difficult to personally understand, and especially difficult
5 Relationship Problems You Didn’t Know Sex Therapy Could Help You With Many people think sex therapy is just about the act of sex. Yes, “sex therapy” has the word “sex” right in the name. And certainly, a sex therapist can help you fix problems directly related to intercourse, like
Alcohol Addiction: How to Cope with Your Partner’s Drinking Problem When your partner has a drinking problem, he or she’s not the only one with a problem. You have one too, and it’s probably not going to be an easy fix.It’s not an easy subject to bring up with your
Somatic Experiencing For Help With Trauma Although talk therapy can be powerful and effective, there are times where other approaches are needed to effectively treat trauma. Many people who have been involved in traumatic events have tried various types of talk therapy, yet they feel as though they haven’t progressed
5 Steps to Take When Your Spouse Cheats You’ve just found out your spouse has been unfaithful. You feel nauseous, hurt, and betrayed. You want to know why. His or her affair is painful to think about, you want to know how to move forward. What should you do when
Why is EMDR Therapy an Effective Treatment for Trauma? EMDR stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. Although that sounds complicated, it’s actually quite a simplistic process that can help you heal wounds inflicted by traumatic experiences. Whether your scarring experience was recent or in the long distant past, treatment
Is Your Teen Using Drugs? Look for These Signs Is my teen using drugs? This is perhaps one of the scariest questions you’ll ever ask yourself as a parent.One of the most important things a parent can do is to have a conversation about the risks involved with using drugs.
Sex Therapy in a Holistic Way When we think of sex, we tend to think about the physical aspects of it. We think of our physical attraction to others and the physical response of this attraction. We also tend heavily focus on the physical stimulation of sex itself. When people
Is Sex Addiction Ruining Your Life? Sex Addiction Therapy can Help In February we posted about behaviors that point toward sex addiction. This is probably one of the more frequently misunderstood addictions. To some people the idea of being a “sex addict” sounds dramatic and maybe even exciting, but remember,