Monday, October 20, 2025

Relationships: You Can't "Fix" Your Partner. Focus on Yourself Instead

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Many people believe they can change partner into being the person they want them to be.  They believe that love alone will change their part...
Tuesday, October 14, 2025

What's the Difference Between Emotional Co-regulation and Emotional Self Regulation?

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People sometimes confuse the terms "emotional self regulation" and "emotional co-regulation" so I'm addressing the d...
Sunday, October 12, 2025

Relationships: Why You Should Avoid Quoting Your Therapist to Your Partner

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You might be tempted to quote your therapist to your partner, but there are good reasons why you shouldn't (see my article:  5 Tips For ...
Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Relationships: How to Respond in a Supportive Way to Your Partner's Emotional Vulnerability

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Many people in relationships don't know how to respond to their partner's emotional vulnerability. This is significant because  vuln...
Thursday, October 2, 2025

How to Deal With Political Differences in Your Relationship

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Coping with political differences in your relationship can be challenging, especially within the context of our polarized country, but there...
Sunday, September 28, 2025

How to Cope With Parents Who Are Trying to Guilt Trip You As An Adult

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Parents who try to guilt trip you into doing what they want are usually emotionally immature. Rather than trying to placate them, you need t...
Saturday, September 27, 2025

Relationships: What's the Difference Between Stonewalling and the Silent Treatment?

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I wrote about stonewalling in a prior article (see my article: Are You a Stonewaller? ). In the current article I'm focusing on the diff...