How Your Attachment Style Impacts Your Adult Relationships
Your attachment style was taught to you from a very young age by your primary caregivers—and for most of us, for a number of years. The way your family dynamics worked plays a big part in the way your adult relationships work even if you don’t realize it.
How Attachment Impacts Kids’ Behavior in Modern Culture
Changes in parenting styles over time, even within the last twenty years, have led to changes in kids' behavior and emotional health. Choosing healthy parenting methods is a must in order to develop strong relationships with your kids and help them learn to understand...
The 4 Pillars of Attachment Based Parenting
Attachment based parenting consists of four distinct pillars that help kids develop healthy relationships with their parents and other adults. Kids who believe their parents are safe people to talk to and be around, feel seen and understood by their parents, and are...
What Does Defensiveness Say About a Person’s Relationship Priorities?
Conflicts that are related to defensiveness can stem from a partner's relational history. Taking the time to understand why a partner feels defensive is the first step in discussing and resolving the issue and understanding the different needs in a relationship. ...
The Value of Emotional Intelligence
Do emotions have actual value, or are they just something you either suppress or wear on your sleeve? How can you easily identify what you’re feeling, and further, process it—or should you?
9 Communication Tips For Long-Distance Relationships
When you are in a long-distance relationship, you may enter a new setting where you break your routines to love someone who is not physically close by. This could prove not easy and a deal-breaker for many, but also highly successful for some. The strongest factor for...
Staying Mindful During Stress and Conflict
Do you ever have one of those moments where something tiny triggers your anger and you blow up? Well, we’ve all been there. Most likely, in that moment, you aren’t realizing that you were upset about something else before—and that the trigger itself really wasn’t as big a deal as you’re making it.
The Biggest Tips For Long Distance Couples
Did you know that 1-in-10 marriages start from a long distance relationship? It’s true. There are many struggles that come with long distance relationships. Navigating professional lives, social and personal schedules, scheduling conflicts with time-zone differences,...
How to Get What You Want in a Relationship
In life, you may not always be able to get what you want…but does that mean you should just give up trying to get what you want when it comes to relationships? It can be easy to fall into the pattern of setting aside your needs, settling for less than what you truly want, and minimizing your desires in order to please your partner in a relationship. But where does that leave you?
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