METROPOLITAN MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY, PLLC
Growing and developing as a couple is no easy feat. It requires intention, consciousness, commitment, dedication, and effort. Being in tune with signs that change is needed is a good way of promoting growth for the couple. Signs that indicate room for growth and...
One version of couples struggling that I come across are couples with partners that are codependent. These are the couples that are stuck in patterns that they can't seem to break, they have a lot of fighting and drama or complete disconnect (conflict avoiding). They...
Do you find that your interactions with your partner include some of the following? Poor or no eye-contact Giving of the back or talking to the back Talking to the air Not responding, acknowledging or answering questions Dismissing Shutting down, ignoring Withholding...
One of the love languages is Words of Affirmation (book referenced above). Words of affirmation come in many forms including praise, acknowledgement, credit, recognition, validation, compliments, and appreciation. Each of these are a gift in and of themselves. When...
Usually we have good intentions and mean to invest in our relationship. Somehow this fizzles from the moment we have that thought or attitude to the next moment… We are very fickle in our thinking about the status and course of our relationship. One moment we are...
A key ingredient in a satisfying relationship is Understanding. When we don't feel understood we are out of sinc with one another and our needs can't be met. Understanding validates our existence, is respectful and mindful. It is amazing that most people do not have...
When we are babies we learn to get our needs met by alerting our parents of a poopie diaper, hungry belly, or an ouchie with our crying. As adults, we continue to try to get our needs met with our "crying". Our crying has become more sophisticated over time and now...
Our relationship and life are a reflection of the choices we make… I find that we make poor choices at almost every turn and then wonder how come our relationship and life are not as we’d prefer them to be… I find that we do not own our Self and our life, that we do...
