Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. If you think back to a psychology class in college, or maybe you just enjoy reading widely, you may remember coming across experiments where monkeys were treated unfairly. In a...
Could Collaborating And Communicating Help Your Relationship?
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. A recent buzz phrase in business consulting is collaborative communication. With a little reflection on both terms, you can easily get an idea of what the concept is all...
Word of the Year – Gaslighting
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Have you ever unfriended someone? If so, you were taking action on Oxford Language’s 2009 Word of the Year: Unfriend. Or maybe you’ve included an animated graphic in a...
Is Lying An Art?
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. In day-to-day life we probably go about our business trying to be a pretty decent person. By the time we reach a basic level of maturity associated with adulthood we don’t...
Is Marital Hatred An Oxymoron? Or Normal?
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. You want to stir up the conversation at your next dinner party? Try throwing out the term “normal marital hatred.” What? Hating your spouse or partner is normal? Anyone who has...
I vs. We In A Healthy Relationship
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Most people have (or should have) a pretty well-developed sense of self before they enter a romantic relationship. A strong sense of identity and a balanced ego are foundations...
Healing Your Relationship By Discovering Your Partner’s Universe
Every couple has conflict in their relationship. But stepping back and thinking about what you’re in conflict about may give you a clue to the fundamental problem. Specifically, if you’re arguing or fighting about basically the same issue three times in a row, it’s a...
Having Trouble Communicating With Your Partner? This May Help.
There’s quite a bit of truth in the saying, old habits are hard to break. In fact, even recent habits are stubborn things. Take, for example, many people’s increasing tendency to firmly believe their viewpoint is correct — to state the issue politely. Developing an...
7 Things You Should Never Say To Your Partner
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Whether you’ve been in a relationship for a short time or years, you’ve probably learned which compliments your partner responds well to. “Wow, you look great in that dress!”...
The Root Cause Of A Couple’s Conflict
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. What would you think if someone said that there is one universal factor underlying almost all couples’ conflicts? That is exactly the proposition that Dr. Harville Hendrix puts...