Take Off the AirPods: The Best Couples Therapy Podcasts (and When It’s Time to Step Into the Room)
There’s a reason so many of us love relationship podcasts. They let us eavesdrop on honest conversations about love, conflict, and connection- without having to schedule a session or say anything out loud. For some, podcasts are an easy way to reflect on their relationship; for others, they’re a lifeline during the “roommate phase,” when the spark has dimmed but the care is still there.
Signs It Might Be Time to Talk to a Therapist Postpartum
Many people assume that needing therapy after having a baby means constant tears, overwhelming sadness, or feeling like everything is falling apart. In reality, postpartum struggles are often much quieter.
When Everything Feels Too Loud: Overstimulation in Parents of Young Children
Overstimulation isn’t just about sound or clutter. It’s when your body and mind hit their capacity for input, no matter how much you love the people around you. Learn more about the signs and what you can to do to address it.
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for Couples: How to Stop the Same Fights and Reconnect
EFT is an evidence-based, attachment-focused therapy that helps couples understand the patterns driving their conflict and reconnect through more vulnerable, safe, and responsive emotional conversations.
Premarital Counseling: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It Helps Couples Prepare for Marriage
Marriage is a huge commitment—and an emotional milestone that brings with it both excitement and uncertainty. Premarital counseling gives couples the tools to navigate this transition with clarity, connection, and intention.
Different Together: How Therapy Can Support Interracial and Multicultural Couples
In today’s world, more couples than ever are building meaningful relationships across lines of race, culture, and identity. These relationships are often filled with richness, depth, and strength—but they can also come with challenges that others may not fully understand.
Neurodiverse Relationships: How Couples Therapy Can Help You Connect
Learn how therapy supports neurodiverse couples in building stronger communication, routines, and connection in their relationships.
How to Convince My Partner to Go to Couples Therapy (And What You're Really Asking)
It’s not a courtroom. It’s not a trap. It’s not a last-ditch fix. It’s a place where conflict becomes conversation, where silence becomes signal, where avoidance becomes insight. It’s a space to learn how to repair, not just retreat.
How to Know When It’s Time for Couples Therapy
You don’t need to be on the verge of breaking up to go to couples therapy. In fact, the earlier you go, the easier it is to get back on track. But how do you know when it’s time?
Let’s be honest—most of us don’t wake up one day and say, “You know what would really help us right now? A stranger with a doctoral degree listening to our fights.” We usually wait. We tell ourselves it’s just a rough patch. We hang out with Google at 1 am, asking things like "how to stop arguing about mental load” or “why doesn’t my partner initiate sex anymore?”
Be Your Own Couples Therapist: The 5 Relationship Books That Almost Count as Therapy
Explore 5 expert-recommended relationship books that can help improve communication, intimacy, and emotional connection—like couples therapy, but DIY.
So, your relationship could use... a little tune-up. Maybe you’ve been arguing about the same handful of things for five years. Maybe one of you thinks “quality time” means doom scrolling on two separate couches. Maybe you just want to feel like you're on the same team again, not opposing legal counsel.
Feeling Uncertain About Your Relationship? Discernment Counseling Can Help.
Feeling Uncertain About Your Relationship? Discernment Counseling Can Help.
Are you and your partner standing at a crossroads, unsure whether to stay together or part ways? Do you find yourselves asking, “Should we break up or give it one more try?”
Has one of you emotionally checked out, while the other is holding on?
If you’re in this space of uncertainty, Discernment Counseling might be the next step for you.
Postpartum Rage: What It’s Trying to Tell You
Postpartum Rage: What It’s Trying to Tell You
Postpartum rage is a common and overlooked experience for new moms. Learn why it happens and how to cope with anger after having a baby.
7 Tips For Staying Connected After Welcoming a Baby
7 Tips For Staying Connected After Welcoming a Baby
Becoming parents is a profound transition—one that reshapes your routines, priorities, and even your relationship. In fact, research shows that 67% of couples experience a decline in relationship satisfaction in the first few years of parenthood. Between sleepless nights, endless feedings, and the weight of new responsibilities, it’s easy for connection to take a backseat.
Addressing the Mental Health Impact of a NICU Stay: Coping with Stress and Trauma
A stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) can be an incredibly overwhelming and stressful experience for parents. Whether it’s due to a preterm birth, complications during delivery, or health issues arising shortly after birth, having a newborn in the NICU can affect both the baby and the parents—emotionally, mentally, and physically.
Preparing for the Fourth Trimester: The Importance of a Postpartum Care Plan
Welcoming a baby into the world is a transformative experience filled with joy, challenges and countless unknowns. As a perinatal psychologist, I have had the privilege of walking alongside many families during this special time and one important but often neglected thing I’ve learned is that having a plan for the postpartum period can make a world of difference. The postpartum period, sometimes called the “fourth trimester,” is just as important as the pregnancy and birthing process. A thoughtful postpartum care plan can help you navigate those early weeks, support your mental health, and set you up for success as a new family.
The Role of Therapy in Supporting New Parents
Becoming a parent is a monumental life shift, one filled with both anticipated adjustments and unexpected emotional twists. While new parents may brace themselves for the practical changes like disrupted sleep schedules and increased responsibilities, the whirlwind of emotions that accompany parenthood often still catch them off guard. This is where therapy can be particularly helpful in adjusting to your new role.
Unseen Struggles: Shedding Light on Postpartum PTSD
Embarking on the journey of pregnancy and childbirth is often envisioned and portrayed as a joyous and exhilarating time. However, for some birthing individuals, the postpartum period can bring unexpected challenges that go beyond the more commonly discussed topics of postpartum depression and anxiety.
Perinatal Depression in Fathers
While perinatal depression in women during pregnancy and the postpartum period has become more widely acknowledged, it is less commonly recognized those who identify as men. Recent research has indicated that, in fact, 4 to 25% of fathers globally experience postpartum depression (PPD). Fathers are at highest risk for developing perinatal depression during the first trimester of pregnancy. Rates for postpartum depression in fathers are highest at 3-6 months after birth, typically due to factors such as a 4-month sleep regression or the return to work of the birthing parent, but can continue until one year postpartum which may contribute to under recognition of paternal PPD.
Parenting Through Transitions: Supporting Children in Times of Change
Transitions can be challenging. They tend to stir up feelings of apprehension in children AND their parents. This is especially true when it involves a child's first experience with school or daycare. Parents often find themselves pondering whether their children will adapt smoothly, whether their kids will miss them, if they've made the right choices, and what might be missed or forgotten during the process.
The Power of Self-Compassion in Parenting
I’ve noticed a trend through my work with new parents: New parents tend to be much more critical of themselves compared to their friends and peers who are exhibiting the same or similar parenting behaviors.
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