Posts in Relationships
Tips for time management and mental health
Need some help with your morning routine?
Are you getting bored in your long-term relationship? Here are tips to reignite the spark.
What is a sex therapist and do I need one?
What are attachment styles in relationships and what do they mean?
What is DARVO in a relationship?
Books to Read to Improve Your Mental Health
How to Have Hard Conversations With Your Children
Feeling anxious? Here are 10 practical ways to calm your nervous system.
How to Prevent Conflict in Your Relationship
How to turn a fight around: Tips from a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
What Is Gaslighting?
Tips for Talking About Sex
The Ultimate Guide to Creating a Healthy Relationship
Have you been betrayed by your partner? Here's what to do after D-Day.

How to rebuild trust and empathy after infidelity.

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How to cope with anxious thoughts
Tips for building empathy after infidelity 💔

How to rebuild trust and empathy after infidelity.

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The link between trauma and degenerative disease

Did you know that there is a link between childhood trauma, complex trauma, and even adult-onset traumatic experiences and poor health?

We know that many factors play into causing disease, both genetic and environmental. Adults who experienced childhood abuse or neglect have trouble concentrating, spend much of their day feeling on edge, anxious, vigilant, and worried, all while having devastatingly low self-esteem. They experience tumultuous relationships and engage in hyper-sexual behaviors or complete sexual shut-down. Furthermore, they might engage in self-destructive behaviors and have medical problems.

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Setting Boundaries after Betrayal Trauma

Setting boundaries after betrayal trauma is difficult but so important. Here are a few tips for setting boundaries:

➡️ Boundaries don’t need to be complicated. Think of them as a temporary fence that keeps the good in and the bad out.

➡️Boundaries do not have to be forever or absolute. Think of this as a temporary compromise. For example, you might set a boundary that your partner attend therapy weekly. However, this boundary might change as the recovery process progresses. Instead of weekly therapy, you might attend couples therapy, a couples group, and other events together. The recovery process changes over time, and our boundaries might shift and change too.

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