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How to Turn Down Your Partner’s Sexual Advances with Love

How to Turn Down Your Partner’s Sexual Advances with Love

Navigating differences in desire is a normal part of any intimate relationship. However, saying no to your partner’s sexual advances can still feel awkward or uncomfortable, even when you know it’s the right thing for you at the moment. These moments might leave you...

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How to Make Your Partner Feel Special on Special Days

How to Make Your Partner Feel Special on Special Days

Special days like anniversaries, birthdays, or personal milestones provide a wonderful opportunity to strengthen your relationship and deepen your bond with your partner. Thoughtful gestures and meaningful actions can leave a lasting impression on your partner and...

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What is Emophilia?

What is Emophilia?

The honeymoon phase of a new relationship is always exciting. The rush of emotions, the overwhelming strength of your feelings, the enchanted feeling of being in love… it’s certainly intense! But for some people, that intensity leads to moving too fast. Before you...

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What Are the Love Languages?

What Are the Love Languages?

Have you ever talked to your partner about the way you like to be loved? If so, you might have been communicating your love language! Love languages are a great way to express needs and emotions in a way that’s easy for relationship partners to understand. Whether...

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What Is Negativity Bias & How to Overcome It

What Is Negativity Bias & How to Overcome It

You know how we’ve coined the term “doom scrolling” to refer to the constant stream of bad news on our phones? Have you ever noticed that the world seems to be in an eternal, non-stop war? Does everything seem hopeless… but at the same time, people are just going on...

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Tips for Your First Therapy Session

Tips for Your First Therapy Session

One of the biggest barriers to therapy is just getting started. There’s a lot to manage! You have to find a therapist that’s right for you, and you have to be ready for the session. While there’s lots of stereotypes of a therapy session– the couch, the notepad, the...

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It’s Okay If You Don’t Set Resolutions (or Keep Them)

It’s Okay If You Don’t Set Resolutions (or Keep Them)

As the calendar turns to January, it’s easy to feel the pressure to set New Year’s resolutions. Every year, millions of people commit to sweeping lifestyle changes with the hope of becoming a “better” version of themselves. While the new year might seem like the...

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I Feel Alone in My Relationship – Why?

I Feel Alone in My Relationship – Why?

Being in a relationship often brings expectations of emotional connection, intimacy, and companionship. But why do so many people find themselves feeling isolated and disconnected, even within a committed partnership? This experience of feeling alone in a relationship...

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How To Deal With Difficult In-Laws

How To Deal With Difficult In-Laws

Jokes about difficult in-laws– usually the mother-in-law– are as old as the concept of marriage. In fact, the oldest written mother-in-law joke comes from Juvenal, a 1st century Roman writer. But there’s often some bitter reality behind these jokes; couples often...

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Reconnecting with Your Emotions: Why It Matters

Reconnecting with Your Emotions: Why It Matters

From a young age, many of us are taught that our emotions don’t matter. We learn to silence them, doubt them, or push them aside. Maybe you've heard things like "it’s not that bad" when something really did feel bad, leading you to question your feelings. Or, “calm...

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Is Depression Contagious?

Is Depression Contagious?

When we talk about contagious diseases, we generally think of things like Covid, chicken pox, and the flu. We usually don’t think about mental illnesses– but social behaviors can spread among people, and can lead to mental health challenges. Let’s explore how...

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Tips for Building a Healthy Relationship with Food

Tips for Building a Healthy Relationship with Food

Food can be a complicated subject. It nourishes us, it brings us pleasure, it helps us connect to our culture; but at the same time, it can also lead to disordered eating, guilt, body image issues, and confusion about what to eat. But there are ways to rebuild and...

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Understanding and Coping with Loneliness Anxiety

Understanding and Coping with Loneliness Anxiety

Understanding the Fear of Being Alone Does everyone seem to be in a happy relationship around you? Do you feel more alone than ever? Research indicates that the fear of being alone, often termed "loneliness anxiety," is a common experience. A study published in The...

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