Dealing with Microaggressions in Relationships
You may have heard about microaggressions occurring in the workplace. You may have even had a training on how to prevent them.
You may have heard about microaggressions occurring in the workplace. You may have even had a training on how to prevent them.
It may have occurred 30, 40, or more years ago. You may not remember it much at all. And yet, childhood trauma has a way of staying with you and impacting many areas of your adult life.
Jo decides to plan a surprise couple getaway with her partner, Ryley. When she presents it to Ryley, they’re upset. “We’re supposed to be saving money! You should have asked me first!”
Intimacy is the foundation upon which couples bond and build their relationship. In the simplest terms, intimacy is a closeness between two people.
Transpersonal couples counseling is a type of psychotherapy that takes a more holistic approach. It includes a focus on mental, social, emotional, creative, intellectual, and physical needs with an emphasis on spiritual healing.
You could pretend you don’t want to have sex either. But fooling yourself doesn’t help. You could get angry and resent her. But that approach will only cause her to shut down.
Having kids can deepen your connection and bring you closer together, or it can create a divide that causes you to drift apart. Which way you go depends on whether both of you are open to change and constant, open communication.
The commonly known, sobering statistic, “50% of marriages end in divorce,” is outdated, in a good way. The divorce rate has been plummeting. However, for couples over the age of 65, the opposite is true. Your marriage, your relationship, is more than a statistic. How can you keep it going strong?
If you’re in a long-term relationship, the challenge is staying connected, despite all that life throws at you. You have to learn to evolve together because people and, thus, relationships, change.
Infidelity – it shakes up your entire world and leaves you doubting the things you thought you could rely on. A betrayal like that causes people to struggle with their sense of trust, security, and self-worth, among other things.
In relationships, boundaries can be described as the guidelines for what is acceptable behavior to us as individuals. Boundaries are different based on the person, their experiences, values, and needs.
In relationships, boundaries can be described as the guidelines for what is acceptable behavior to us as individuals. Boundaries are different based on the person, their experiences, values, and needs.