by Nancy Travers | Mar 5, 2023 | Uncategorized
Mary and Don, like everyone starting out in a new marriage, expected to live happily ever after. They had two children, a boy and a girl, and successful careers. But Mary had a low sense of self-worth as a result of a childhood with a disapproving mother. When she...
by Nancy Travers | Feb 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
If there’s one thing we learned from the pandemic, it’s that extra stress can strain a relationship to the breaking point, even when it seemed okay before. Erin knew her relationship with Dave wasn’t perfect, but she didn’t realize how fragile it really was until they...
by Nancy Travers | Feb 13, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’ve heard too many stories of one partner begging the other to accompany her to therapy. Once there, the therapist woos the reluctant one to get him on board. Meanwhile, the willing partner feels the therapist is partial to her spouse and might even be prejudiced...
by Nancy Travers | Jan 29, 2023 | Uncategorized
Border collies are beautiful dogs that are happiest when doing the jobs they were born to do: herd in the strays and patrol the boundaries. A good border collie will defend his master’s boundary with unrelenting ferocity and tenacity. Women can take a lesson from...
by Nancy Travers | Jan 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
If you’re in a relationship in which you experience a lot of conflict, you may have found yourself “flooding.” That is, you may have felt so overwhelmed that you were flooded with emotion, so much so that you did not feel in control. Perhaps you were unsure of what...
by Nancy Travers | Jan 1, 2023 | Uncategorized
Nobody begins a relationship thinking they’ll be at each other’s throats to the point of feeling unsafe. In fact, most people are conflict averse, avoiding it at all costs. But over time, relationships evolve and for a few, sooner or later, they devolve into periodic...
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