Expressing Gratitude to your Partner based on their love language
Gratitude can be the perfect way to take a moment out of your busy day to let your partner know that you appreciate them, recognize their efforts, and are thankful [...]
Four Types of Compliments You can Give Your Partner Today to Strengthen your Relationship
According to leading relationship researcher John Gottman, finding ways to express intentional appreciation towards your partner is a way to implement a positive interaction with your partner and one simple [...]
Make Me Feel Sexy
Have you ever felt like there is a loss of desire in your relationship? Recently in my couple’s therapy sessions, I have heard a common theme: the desire to feel [...]
Communicating about What Turns You On
Talking about what turns you on can feel a little embarrassing or awkward if you are not comfortable with conversations being about you, more specifically, if you sometimes feel guilty [...]
My Partner Wants to Have Sex, but I Don’t
I have discussed in a previous blog series of how to maintain intimacy and passion in your long-term relationship, and while this approach is thinking more of the long term [...]
How Exhausted First-Time Parents Can Rejuvenate Their Relationship
Becoming parents brings a lot of joy, but with it comes a lot of stress as well. Communication between partners can break down, and they can often begin to drift [...]
Intimacy Blog Series: Keys to Keep the Passion Going
When passion and sex are no longer spontaneous, what do you do? Do you wait around and wait for the passion and spontaneity to “just happen” or do you take [...]
Intimacy Blog Series: When Intimacy May Dip
We know that it is natural for sexual desire and passion to naturally dip in long-term relationship; but, there are also some transitions in life that may lead to a [...]
Intimacy Blog Series: Communication
Holding onto a sexual intimacy and passion in a long-term relationship can naturally become difficult. What I have seen while working with couples, is that passion naturally ebbs and flows. [...]
