What If My Partner (or Spouse) Refuses to Go to Counseling?

by Staff Writer | May 19, 2019 | Conflict, Courage, Crisis, Divorce, EFT, Gottman

The trend of seeking support from an outside professional when your relationship is in crisis is a relatively new one. Historically, marital woes have been navigated behind closed doors. And when counsel was sought, it was traditionally from family, friends and...

Building a Multicolored Love Map

by Staff Writer | Apr 9, 2019 | Conflict, Courage, Gottman, Retreats, Vulnerability

Marriage is a sacred bond between two people. You meet. You get to know one another, and you soon become inseparable — each of you growing to love each other in such a way that you no longer want to spend a moment apart.All couples want this kind of storybook...

Substance Abuse and the Codependent Marriage

by Staff Writer | Feb 27, 2019 | Crisis, EFT, Gottman, Retreats

For most couples, the path to marriage is the same. You meet, you spend time getting to know each other, and you fall in love. You discover life could not exist without your partner, so you get married. After marriage, masks are removed. You discover the true nature...

Doctors Marrying Doctors

by Staff Writer | Jan 16, 2019 | Couples Therapy, EFT, Gottman, Marriage, Retreats, Vulnerability

Nurturing an Intimacy Born of Shared ExperienceAccording to a study conducted by AMA Insurance Agency, nearly 40 percent of doctors marry other doctors or other healthcare professionals.What is the reasoning for this natural romantic attachment? Could it reflect what...

Why Same-Sex Marriages Thrive

by Staff Writer | Dec 6, 2018 | Courage, EFT, Gottman, Marriage, Vulnerability

Rethinking the Heteronormative Lens on MatrimonyWe’ve all heard the cliche “Men are from Mars and women are from Venus.”  Stereotypes like this not only take a cisnormative view of the world they also suggest that high divorce rates are caused by the...

Get the Most from Your Pre-Marriage Counseling

by Staff Writer | Oct 5, 2018 | Courage, Gottman, Vulnerability

With These 5 Essential Steps If you are reading this blog, we have some excellent news for you. While marriage success rates are continuing to hover around the 50% mark, the statistics are much, much kinder to those couples who seek out pre-marriage counseling....