Blogs

Join our community of readers and discover something new every day

Our Recent Blog Post

How to be More Romantic

By Amanda Liñan LCSW, CST Romance is a completely subjective experience. I like to explain it as love that is shown through voice or action. When I talk with couples about romance and what is “romantic” to them, people are often stumped at first and

Read More »

Emotion Coaching for Couples: Part 3 | When Your Lover is Upset

By Caralee Frederic, LCSW Certified Gottman Therapist | Couples Workshop Presenter Applying Parenting Emotion Coaching to Couples Part three of a five-part series on shifting your mindset to become a more capable Emotion Coach, and more Emotion Coachable.Emotionally intelligent couples are more likely to feel

Read More »

NAH, I KNOW THAT ALREADY: Couples Workshop Review, part 2

NAH, I KNOW THAT ALREADY: Couples Workshop Review, part 2 By Caralee Frederic, LCSW | Certified Gottman Therapist | Couples Workshop Presenter A therapist attends The Art and Science of Love, a couple workshop, with her husband. Did she learn anything new and helpful? The

Read More »

ENTRENCHED: Couples Workshop Reviews, part 1

By Caralee Frederic, LCSW | Certified Gottman Therapist | Couples Workshop Presenter ENTRENCHED: Couples Workshop Reviews, part 1 What happens when you’re entrenched in your position during a conflict? A husband and wife talk candidly about the tools they gained from Caralee Frederic’s weekend workshop,

Read More »

A THERAPIST’S BIASES

A word about my biases…Every once in awhile, it comes to my attention that I ought to clarify for clients my biases. Usually, this happens after someone in a couple has indicated that they thought I would be “neutral” or “unbiased” as I worked with

Read More »

A Relaxed Body Can Strengthen Relationships

A Relaxed Body Can Strengthen Relationships “A relaxed body creates secure attachment.” That is my favorite quote from a two-day trauma training I just attended with Dr. J. Eric Gentry, an internationally recognized leader in the field of disaster and clinical traumatology. Think about how

Read More »

Divorce: I Know What It’s Like

Divorce: I Know What It’s Like At times, I learn of the impending trauma of a divorce, due to betrayals, affairs, or addictions, which will devastate a family I know and love personally. People will be shocked. They will not have seen it coming. There

Read More »

Myths and Truths About Love

Myths and Truths About Love By Caralee Frederic, LCSW Everyone has advice when it come to love. But studies have shown that much popular advice — such as “don’t to go to bed angry” — may be detrimental to a long, happy relationship. That’s why

Read More »

10 Things To Know About Gottman

10 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT GOTTMAN 1. RESEARCH PIONEER In the 1970s, John Gottman and Robert Levenson were part of a pioneering group of researchers who applied the scientific method to identify behavior patterns of couples in healthy, successful relationships. 2. OUTSIDE-THE-BOX THINKER Before Dr.

Read More »

Featured Posts

Search