In the last several years, psychologists have noted a specific decline in sexual activity among young adults and have termed this as the sex recession, observing data from the General Social Survey. The nation’s current climate of casual relationships [...]
In his book, The Five Love Languages, author Gary Chapman theorizes that people tend to naturally give love in the way that they prefer to receive love, and better communication between couples can be accomplished when one can demonstrate [...]
According to Newton, an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted on by an external force. How does this apply to a marriage? Once a spouse is firmly entrenched in a negative state of mind, it [...]
by Grant Stenzel, MS LCPC Sometimes in our sessions at Stenzel Clinical, it’s not unusual for us to ask couples to stand in front of each other and say this phrase: “You are not my enemy.” It’s not just [...]
by Jen DuBos, MA LPC We've talked about some causes of The Three year Twitch so you can spot the warning signs - now let's talk about some strategies you and your spouse can do to limit insecurities and [...]
by Eunia Lee, LCPC The other night, I mistakenly started a difficult topic of conversation with my husband just before bedtime (common wisdom would say to avoid this). Except I did not realize that it was a difficult topic [...]