Respect and appreciation are one of the foundation blocks of a healthy and fulfilling romantic relationship. Oftentimes at the beginning of a relationship respecting and appreciating your partner comes pretty naturally, but as the years pass, maintaining these ingredients becomes effortful. When we intentionally cultivate...
Self-love seems to have become a buzz word nowadays. If you’re interested in self-help then you know there are so many people talking about how we need to love ourselves and not undermine our value as human beings. But what does self-love really mean? Does...
Many of my clients are in relationships where they are unhappy. Maybe their partner invalidates them, or they have disagreements on how they want to spend their time, or they fight about their children, finances, in-laws, etc…Whatever the problem they are having, a lot of...
The term “emotional tolerance” is a common phrase that is used when people think about how to cope with what we would consider negative emotions. We learn to just power through the sadness, loneliness, frustration, anxiety until they subside. Or if you haven’t learned to...