by Rebecca Layton | Aug 14, 2025 | Relationship
When I needed professional help, I buried my head in the sand Earlier this year, I had a freak accident and broke my foot. (It turns out this is what happens when a foot is in the way of a falling marble table top.) Confirmed by an X-ray from urgent care, I had a...
by Rebecca Layton | Feb 5, 2025 | Relationship
Anxiety and burnout are at an all-time high. We rely more than ever on being connected through screens—from texts and social media to zooming and online gaming. All have the capacity to make us more connected, and for some were a true lifeline during the many months...
by Guest Writer | Mar 18, 2021 | Relationship
Imagine a car wedged up on a curb with its tires elevated off the ground, unable to get traction to move in either direction. The engine revs, and the wheels spin, but the car doesn’t move. It’s stuck. In the same way, we can get stuck in our relationships...
by Erin Lingle, LMFT | Oct 21, 2020 | Infidelity, Relationship
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s this – humans need each other. Even those of us who enjoy alone time and appreciate life’s current slower-paced version will agree, being confined to a mere handful of face-to-face connections 24 hours a...
by Erin Lingle, LMFT | Aug 13, 2020 | Relationship
During a recent session with a couple, one partner lamented an aggravating and ongoing dynamic within his family-of-origin. I paused, sighed, and said, “Family.” To which he replied, “Yeah… the other ‘F’ word”. Later, I...
by Terry Real | Feb 4, 2020 | Couples Therapy, Relationship
Not long ago, I used to joke that as a feminist family therapist I was obsolete twice over: once for being a family therapist and a systemic thinker— instead of being, say, a CBT practitioner—and then once again for being a feminist. I mean, who cared about...
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