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How to Tell If You Have Relationship Anxiety

Anxiety isn’t a one-size-fits-all issue. There are many different types of anxiety that can impact your quality of life. Some people struggle with performance anxiety or intense worry. Others have a fear of social interactions and settings. Some people even deal with relationship anxiety. Sound familiar? Unfortunately, because therearedifferent types…

How Does Wealth Impact Family Relationships?

We live in a money-based society. As a result, so many of us center our dreams and goals around attaining wealth. All the while, we recognize that the acquisition of money can often be a mixed blessing. Of course, it simplifies life in myriad ways. At the same time, wealth…

Where’s My Libido? Exploring Sexual Desire… & Lack Thereof

No two people have the same sex drive. This may tinker with your image of what a compatible couple is, but it’s reality. Libido differs from person to person. It can differ for the same person when they’re intimate with different people. Of course, sex drive can wax and wane…

5 Ways ADHD Affects Relationships

Generally speaking, the symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) fall into two categories. There is inattentiveness. This often manifests in a lack of concentration. Secondly, you have hyperactivity and impulsiveness. Of course, some folks with ADHD struggle with both types of symptoms. It doesn’t take much to understand how…

Infidelity Affect Relationships and online therapy

How Does Online Infidelity Affect Relationships?

Infidelity has been an issue in monogamous relationships for as long as human history can remember. But with the advent of the internet and social media, a new form of cheating has emerged: online infidelity. While traditional forms of infidelity involve physical intimacy with someone outside of the relationship, online…

Loving Someone with ADHD: How You Can Help Your Partner

Relationships can be hard for those with ADHD or those in a relationship with someone who has ADHD. Because the ADHD brain functions a little differently than a neurotypical brain, it can lead to communication errors, behavioral misunderstandings, emotional turmoil, and more. However, it’s entirely possible for relationships to thrive…

6 Reasons Grief Comes in Waves

6 Reasons Grief Comes in Waves Everyone grieves in their life. Loss is inevitable; therefore, the emotional reaction to loss is equally as unavoidable. In the meantime, we each experience grief differently. Generally speaking, there is no right or wrong way to grieve. However, it makes a whole lot of…