Relationship Articles
The Bridge to Intimacy Newsletter Archive
January 2012: Is Pornography an Issue in your Relationship? 10 Questions to Discuss with your Partner
Pornography is a common issue in many relationships. While it may feel uncomfortable to address this matter, if you feel that pornography is driving a wedge in your relationship, it is imperative that you bring the subject up and express your feelings to your partner. Read more
December 2011: Increase Your Relationship Satisfaction:
7 Tips to Re-engage with Your Spouse at the End of the Day
After being apart for a day, re-engaging with your partner can be a challenge. Whether you’ve been in back to back meetings at the office or you’ve been home all day managing a cranky child, this time of re-engagement often causes a great deal of conflict that can linger and undermine a relationship if not successfully dealt with. Read more
October 2011: A New Science of Love
Couples therapy has undergone many changes over the years. Different models of therapy, as well as an understanding of the neuroscience of relationships, have emerged on the psychology scene. In my evolution as a couples therapist I have done much reading and studying of different models and have found that Sue Johnson’s model of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy not only resonates most for me but also for the many couples that come into my office and are helped by this way of seeing relationship. Read more
August 2011: Are You Having an Emotional Affair? 10 Warning Signs to Watch Out For!
Are you or your spouse having an emotional affair? If so, your marriage may be at risk! Many people are unaware of what constitutes an emotional affair and mistakenly believe that if they are not having sex outside of their marriage, that they are not having an affair. However, if you feel that a third person can fulfill something in you emotionally that your partner cannot give you – and you are getting your emotional needs met by this other person instead of your partner – then you are engaging in an emotional affair. Read more
June 2011: What makes a Healthy Relationship?
When couples are in a state of distress and hopelessness about their partnership it is often difficult for them to have a sense of what a healthy relationship looks like. When people feel isolated, separate or distant from their partner they react by becoming anxious, angry and controlling or they withdraw and pull into themselves. We all need relationships for survival. Most couples understand this on some level but don’t have a sense of what it looks like to be connected and supportive of each other. Read more
April 2011: Is Your Marriage Falling Short of Happily-Ever-After? (And what to do about it!)
We all grew up with the myth of the perfect marriage. Just think back to the movies you watched as a child and you will remember that everyone lived happily-ever after. Even while you cozy up to one of today’s box office hits, popcorn in hand, when couples argue they usually resolve their issues and return to their picture-perfect lives in roughly two hours. Read more
February 2011: RELATIONSHIP SUCCESS: Balance Your Personal Identity With Your Identity As A Couple
When we first enter into a relationship, our desire to merge with our beloved can be so enticing that we easily put aside our own individual needs as we begin to blend into a single entity with our partner. As time progresses in the relationship, however, one or both individuals might discover that they’ve sacrificed too many of their own personal needs in order to please the other. And in doing so, they’ve lost themselves in the process. Read more
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