Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW, looks at ways couples can boost their relationship happiness and intimacy by incorporating daily habits into their lives. A relationship is like a plant: it needs regular attention to stay...
Category - Relationships
Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW
In the End, Your Relationships Truly Matter
I was deeply moved by a piece I stumbled upon on CNN’s Belief Blog called, What people talk about when they die. As a psychotherapist for individuals and couples – as well as a writer about topics related...
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Your Early Relationship with Mom and Your Intimate Adult Relationships
“The ability to trust, love, and resolve conflict with loved ones starts in childhood — way earlier than you may think. That is one message of a review of the literature in Current Directions in...
The Myth of the Fairy Tale Relationship
“It just didn’t turn out to be the fairy tale I had so badly hoped for,” taken from Kim Kardashian’s “letter to her fans” regarding filing for divorce 72 days after her wedding. Relationships are not made for TV...
Joy Nordenstrom, CMM, MBA
How to Repair Your Marriage
You are not alone if you feel disconnected from your spouse. You are also not alone if your marriage is “OK” but there’s a bit of a gap that has the potential to grow if unattended. Marriages require...
How to Encourage Your Partner to Take Better Care of Themselves While Strengthening Your Relationship
You are on the fit track, eating healthy, and working on being the best you can be. You would love nothing more than to have your partner on this journey with you. In fact, when they aren’t on the same page, things can...
Key Insights | Quick Tip to Assess the Quality of Your Relationship Right Now
Many people are clear about what a “healthy relationship” looks and feels like. But some are not, particularly if they’ve had a history that hasn’t demonstrated this for them to see. If you...
Relationship Problems? Try Dwelling on the Positive
Do you and your partner ever dwell on the positive in your relationship? Maybe you should. It’s really easy to dwell on the negative in our personal lives and relationships. The brain is wired to have a...
5 Expert Tips to Improve the Communication in Your Relationship
Whether you’re in a new dating relationship, engaged or married for years, one of the fundamental elements of a solid relationship foundation is communication. The following tips can only help to improve...
Mindfulness and Keeping it Real in Relationships
There’s a myth that won’t seem to die in popular understanding of anger. Back in the 1960’s, psychology (doing the best it could as a very young science) put forth thenotion that “venting” your anger, letting it all...
Marsha Lucas, PhD