You’re Not the Same Person — and That’s a Good Thing

Why your differences might be the doorway to growth One of you wants to talk it out right now. The other needs time to process. One of you thrives on spontaneity. The other can’t function without a plan. Sound familiar? It’s easy in relationships to see these differences as frustrating, or even threatening. But what […]

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Connection Is a Full-Body Practice

What your body might be saying — even when your words sound nice We’ve all been there: trying to say the “right” thing in a hard conversation… but our partner still pulls away or shuts down. Here’s the truth: you can have the best words in the world,  but if your tone is sharp, your […]

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Healing Wounds Your Family Won’t Name

Rewriting Your Story After Thanksgiving When Thanksgiving Leaves You Empty Thanksgiving can carry such a tender ache when you grew up in a family where love and secrecy lived side by side. Instead of leaving you full and grounded, the day can end with you feeling strangely hollow—like you were in the room, but not […]

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The Power of Validation

Why your partner’s perspective doesn’t have to match yours to matter In the Imago Dialogue, every conversation begins with an invitation: I’d like to invite you to come into my world. Are you available? When the receiver says yes, they’re agreeing to cross a bridge, to step away from their own familiar landscape of needs, […]

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What Type of Eater Are You?

The Eating Season is Now! Most of us have a particular way of eating—an unconscious style that shapes how we think about food, how we make choices, and how we feel after eating. Some styles are balanced and sustainable, while others create stress, guilt, or long-term health challenges. According to Tribole and Resch, who developed Intuitive Eating, […]

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Don’t Forget to Play

The power of lightness, laughter, and shared joy in your relationship We often focus on the hard work of relationships: the communication tools, the healing, the self-awareness, the deep conversations. And all of that matters of course. But fun matters too. Sometimes, what your relationship really needs is a little more laughter, a little more […]

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Think You’re a Great Communicator?

Three tiny habits that might be hurting connection without you realizing it We all want to be good communicators — thoughtful, loving, and clear. But sometimes, especially when we’re stressed or triggered, we fall into habits that quietly sabotage the very connection we’re trying to build. Here are three sneaky patterns many couples struggle with, […]

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Still Blaming Your Partner for That Argument?

What if the pattern is the real problem? Ever have the same fight over and over? The one that starts about the dishwasher… or a tone of voice… or the way they looked at you? Here’s the thing: most of the time, the fight isn’t actually about what it seems. It’s about the pattern underneath. […]

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The Quiet Weight of Mother’s Guilt

The burdens and blessings of motherhood dance in delicate tandem—a symphony of devotion, introspection, and unconditional love, each note colored by compassion and longing. The quiet weight of maternal guilt, though gentle, is profoundly persistent. It is accompanied by the silent chorus of self-reflection: the late-night unraveling of memories, the wonderings if the paths chosen, […]

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What Really Motivates People – Love or Power?

Think about it for a moment. Which feels more true to you — people will do anything for love, or people will do anything for power? How People’s Motivations Develop By the time kids are in elementary school, they realize people act for reasons beyond the obvious. A parent doesn’t ban ball games near the […]

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