How Emotional Health Contributes to Relationship Health
By Anna McKenzie Emotional health is key to having healthy relationships. Why? Because relationships that go beyond the superficial level depend on an emotional connection. Read More
Moms in Recovery: How to Overcome Shame and Repair Relationships
For anyone who has struggled with addiction, wrestling with feelings of shame over the past is often part of the journey. And for moms… Read More
Domestic Violence Series: Defining the Crisis
What happens when a culture becomes comfortably numb and passively accepting of what we feel is unchangeable? Be the change you wish to see in… Read More
Domestic Violence Series: Why Women Stay
As a culture, we tend to arrive at broad assumptions about complicated issues like domestic violence with beliefs that are fairly black or white. Read More
Domestic Violence Series: How Recovery Works
Breaking free from domestic violence — from an abusive, controlling, self-esteem-killing relationship — is one of the most heroic acts of self-care an abuse… Read More
Betrayal: When Women Cheat
For as long as humans have been on this planet and coupling has been in existence, cheating has been part of the equation. For centuries,… Read More
Mother’s Day Grief
When your social media feed is jam-packed with feel-good family photos and sappy commercials seem to be peddling cards, flowers, and brunch specials in a… Read More
Take Yourself On a Date
Regular time for ourselves improves mental health, boosts self-esteem, sparks creativity, and helps foster empathy for others. We’ve all been there. Those… Read More
Reality TV Love vs. Love in Real Life
Most of us have been sucked into the drama of a reality TV program, and for good reason. Reality TV, by nature, is alluring. It… Read More
Creating Financial Intimacy in Relationship
Intimacy is a cornerstone of a romantic relationship. Many describe intimacy as emotional closeness or sharing of our deepest personal feelings with our partner. Others… Read More