Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Have you ever tried to describe a couple of your friends as they begin to form a romantic relationship? Odds are, the words “rational” and “reasonable” were not part of...
Tapping Into The Potential Of True Conversation
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Do you know which episode Oprah won her first Emmy for? If you answered, “The one where she interviews marriage therapist Harville Hendrix!” – then you’re not only right...
How Mindfulness Can Deepen Your Romantic Relationship
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Looking for the key to happiness? One practice that helps is living in a state of mindfulness. A growing body of research points to how intentionally living in the moment...
Dancing Between The Raindrops
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. There’s an old saying about people who seem to live a charmed life: “they dance between the raindrops.” The image of someone so lucky that even rain doesn’t touch them is...
How Does Your Narcissistic Partner See You?
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Do you suspect that someone you’re dating or, worse yet, your long-term partner has narcissistic tendencies? Understanding how a narcissist behaves is the first step toward...
What’s Really Happening When Your Partner Criticizes You?
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. It's the rare relationship in which neither partner ever criticizes the other. It can be something trivial and maybe even endearing — ugh, you’re so grumpy before you have your...
Nine Keys To A Successful Relationship
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. A lot of good things happen during the infatuation stage of a relationship. When you spend time with someone you’ve fallen in love with, your brain rewards you by releasing...
Is It Possible To Find The Perfect Relationship?
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. In the United States and other Western European countries, society once had rigid rules. Men, women and children had certain roles, responsibilities and duties. People knew...
The Number One Predictor Of Divorce
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. It’s fair to say that very few people plan to get divorced as they’re getting married. Wouldn’t it be nice, then, if there were some way to predict who might be likely to get...
Resolve — To Be A Better Partner
Marriage Counseling Insights brought to you by California Psychotherapeutic Resources, Inc. Can you believe it – barely over two weeks to the New Year. If you’re tired of making a New Year’s resolution to lose weight or get to the gym more, how about this one: resolve...