A particular issue for many women is that they find that their partners are emotionally unavailable and can’t fulfill the needs that exist within the relationship. And yet, although they seem to want something different, they face the same issues again. Why does this happen?
Read MoreEven during an affair, it’s possible to still love your partner and want to work things out. You’re likely experiencing a lot of anger, hurt, and betrayal right now, but that doesn’t mean you want a divorce. You probably want to lash out at your partner and punish them for hurting you, which is completely understandable. However, if you want to reconcile and solve your relationship problems, you have to face facts and start working toward a solution.
Read MoreAs people, one of the core needs we develop is to have a strong sense of self. We need to be “somebody” in the world, and developing a sense of identity is central to developing our sense of self. For men, often times this sense of self or being somebody comes in the form of identity formed through work and career, especially in our Western (and American) culture.
Read MoreExperiencing the divorce of one’s parents as a child can be difficult. It leads to many consequences for one’s emotional and psychological development, especially if the divorce is a messy one. However, the consequences might continue beyond one’s childhood years and adolescence into adulthood and impact the way in which a person experiences their adult relationships.
Read MoreIt’s great if everyone gets along and has a good time, but for a lot of couples marital tension is created when a spouse doesn’t get along with the in laws. If your wife doesn’t like your parents, you’re probably familiar with this experience. It’s hard to see the people you love fighting, and it’s even harder when you’re the one caught in the middle. Your parents raised you and have supported
Read MoreParenthood comes with a lot of challenges but one of the most daunting ones is coping with anger. When you have kids, it’s not always going to be sunshine, and experiencing frustration or anger at certain situations is a normal reaction. What matters, however, is the way we choose to cope with this emotion and how we can use it constructively rather than destructively.
Read MoreAccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 80 percent of all suicides are committed by men. During these uncertain times, counselors and therapists have noticed an increased occurrence of suicidal thoughts among their male patients. It’s understandable why so many people are feeling despondent. The pandemic has heightened anxiety, depression, isolation, and loneliness for countless people. Men, however, often have a harder time coping with these feelings because of societal pressures surrounding the male identity.
Read MoreDepression does not only affect the person who has it but also those around them. As a spouse, you will see changes in the way your partner acts, how he talks, how much energy he has, and your relationship overall. Supporting someone with depression is a challenge, and there are certain specifics in the way men tend to experience this disorder.
Read MoreToday I want to explore some ideas around depression and different levels of depression intervention from superficial ones to deeper ones, having to do with self esteem and negative self-critic and worthlessness, things like that.
Read MoreRelationship experts believe that the COVID-19 lockdown will lead to a rise in divorce rates in the world. Many people are anxious about spending too much time with others, no matter how close they are. But what are some new things people are doing to step out on their partners? Is relationship/marriage loneliness during the pandemic pushing people into cheating more so?
Read MoreGay relationships face many of the same challenges as heterosexual relationships - who does the chores, how is the money used, what about kids? However, they also have to deal with additional challenges that are not as clear and that might blur the lines of what is a healthy relationship.
Read MoreThe autism spectrum and other neurodiversity are characterized by learning, thinking, communication differences, and restricted interests and behaviors. These differences impact a person’s cognitive, social, and behavioral development.
Read MoreMen often use anger to mask vulnerability. People, and men particularly, get angry to cover the painful feelings of helplessness or worthlessness and convert them into feelings of power and control. Over time, some people develop a habit of transforming hurtful emotions into anger and self-harming behaviors to avoid dealing with them.
Read MoreTherapists do a lot of things in session that a client may or may not be aware of, and to have the full experience of counseling, it’s important to look at all of the different hats that a counselor or therapist wears in a session to help facilitate your growth and awareness.
Read MoreDivorces and break-ups are emotionally fraught. Even if it was all very friendly, there is still grief, loss, and perhaps resentment to work through. All of these emotions can make us feel hostility towards our ex-spouse and make us want to reduce contact. We might never want to communicate with them again but if we have children, we have a responsibility to co-parent, and that means that it’s important to stay in touch and work as a team.
Read MoreThe discrimination and stigma gay men face on a regular basis can have a severe impact on mental health. According to the American Psychiatric Association, one in six gay men have made at least one suicide attempt in their lifetime.
Read MoreAnxiety has many origins, but one topic that elicits anxiety in many people, especially now during COVID, is their marriage and what to do about it when it’s not working for them anymore. Sometimes, anxiety manifests as a result of repressing emotions and not dealing (or knowing how to deal) with marriage problems that you might be confronted with.
Read MorePregnancy loss is a devastating experience that can change your relationship forever. To cope with the emotional impact of fetal demise or pregnancy loss, support your wife through this experience, mourn together, take good care of yourselves, and seek support.
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