Richard Nicastro, PhD deconstructs the skills of emotional presence and challenges couples to be self reflective around how they can be more attuned to each other, especially when it really counts. Applicable to...
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Richard Nicastro, PhD
Warning Signs Your Relationship is in Trouble
It’s not like the movies. Relationships don’t usually break up during a big dramatic scene; they are distressed little by little over time until both partners feel a complete disconnection. As a counselor, I meet...
Jennifer Chappell Marsh, MFT
The Problem with Holding Onto Hurt Feelings in Your Relationship
An ideal relationship is one where there are two lines of open communication, where both feel safe to “be” and there are no “monsters” lurking under the radar. One type of relationship monster...
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Marriage: Decrease Your Arguments at the Source
Why do couples argue? Sure, there are the issues about money, sex, parenting and other commonly discussed topics. It’s not about stopping arguments as research has actually shown that couples who argue...
Ways Couples Hide from Intimacy
Richard Nicastro, PhD explores the sneaky but effective ways couples can hide from intimacy. Emotional intimacy isn’t for the faint of heart. It takes courage and faith to open your heart to another, to let down your...
Key Insights | Make a Mistake in Your Relationship? Follow These Two Steps
We would not be human if we didn’t make mistakes. In a relationship, when two people are navigating the complexities of each others feelings (as well as their own), mistakes are inevitable. How many times in...
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...
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
11 Secrets of Happy Couples
When you see the words, “happy couples” what comes up for you? You probably know a few of them. They may be friends of yours or a couple you’re aquainted with – and they always seem to be happy...
