February’s Love Prescription: Give a Real Compliment 💗
February invites us to focus on love—but for many couples, it also quietly highlights distance, stress, or disconnection. When connection feels strained, the pressure to feel close can make the absence of connection even louder. Relationship researcher John Gottman offers a deceptively simple, research-backed love prescription that’s especially powerful this time of year: Give a […]
Breaking the Cycle: How to Reconnect When You’re Stuck in Conflict
If you’ve found yourself having the same argument over and over again—where things escalate quickly, voices get louder, or one of you shuts down entirely—you’re not alone. As a Marriage and Family Therapist I see couples who often feel trapped in painful, repetitive patterns of disconnection. They often tell me: “We love each other… but we can’t […]