Maintaining Your Marriage During the Pandemic The Coronavirus pandemic presents a very difficult time for everyone. We are forced to be cooped up at home, finances are strained in many marriages as people are losing their jobs and/or having their hours cut, and married couples and their children are required to be around one another … Continue reading How to Maintain Your Marriage During the Coronavirus and Not Drive Each Other Crazy… Read more
Category: Relationships
5 Reasons Why You’re Making Bad Relationship Choices
Making bad relationship choices happens all too often and for many of us. But why? I have been helping people on a mental health forum for the last several years, and I see a reoccurring pattern: people consistently making very poor choices in partners.… Read more
Leaving a Toxic Relationship – When Enough is Enough
At what point in an unhealthy relationship do you say, “enough is enough”? Leaving a toxic relationship is no easy task sometimes. A toxic person often will try to hold onto you, despite you trying to leave. There may be guilt involved in leaving if the person is unstable and mentally/emotionally unwell.… Read more
Staying in the Wrong Relationship
People get into a relationship for many different reasons. Far too often, it’s because of loneliness or because we falsely believe a relationship will solve our overall dissatisfaction in life. Staying in the wrong relationship happens all too often. Why do we do this?… Read more
7 Signs to Know You’re Unhappy in a Relationship
When you’re unhappy in a relationship, there are many telltale signs that tell you that everything is not so great. So how to know you’re unhappy in a relationship? Here are seven telltale signs. You are often worried about the relationship When you’re unhappy in a relationship, you may stress over the relationship or worry … Continue reading 7 Signs to Know You’re Unhappy in a Relationship… Read more
How to be Single on Valentine’s Day
Valentine's Day is here, and for singles, this can be a painful and lonely time. If you are single and dreading Valentine's Day, then this article is for you! Here I want to address how to be single on Valentine's Day.… Read more
How to Survive the Holidays with Toxic Family Members
It’s that time of year again! The holiday season is upon us, the time for families to reunite and spend time together. But what if your family members are toxic to you? Here’s how to survive the holidays with toxic family members.… Read more
How to Recover From Emotional Abuse in Relationships
Recovering from emotional abuse in a romantic relationship is a process of rediscovering one’s own true voice, instincts, beliefs, desires, needs and feelings. It is a process of rediscovering one’s true self, as opposed to how your abuser defined you. When you’re recovering from emotional abuse, don’t beat yourself up if you have found yourself … Continue reading How to Recover From Emotional Abuse in Relationships… Read more
Verbal and Emotional Abuse in Relationships Defined
Verbal and emotional abuse take many forms. Some forms of abuse are more overt and immediately noticeable, and other forms of abuse are subtle and masked. Verbal and emotional abuse typically work hand in hand together. IF someone is emotionally abusive towards you, chances are they are also verbally abusive towards you.… Read more
When You Have Nothing Left, Pick up the Pieces and Trudge Forward!
When you have nothing left in you, what do you do? Well, either you give in and dive into the deep black hole pit of despair, or you climb out. So let’s climb out, shall we? Where to begin when you have nothing left?… Read more