Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, and who knows how many weeks or months of quarantine you have spent with your partner. This is an adjustment we are …
4 Ways to Create Joy in Times of Stress
This year of facing restrictions and limitations to the activities we enjoy most certainly doesn’t foster an atmosphere of joy. A new year is the start of a new beginning …
Have Yourself a Merry Little Pandemic: Coping with Disappointments in 2020
When I imagine the holidays, my mind fills with images of traditions (both joyful and chaotic) and my daydreams focus on planning food and gifts and crafts. Usually it is …
Meet the Therapist: Carlye Mercer, LLPC, LLMFT
What do you specialize in? I specialize in couples and individuals experiencing relationship-related issues and life transitions. Transitions may increase stress and heightened emotions, such as anger and anxiety, which …
Meet the Therapist: Amanda Frey, LPC, LMFT
What do you specialize in? I specialize in any relationship-related problem or enhancement. That could be couples, families, and even individuals who are wanting help with how to handle another …
Meet the Therapist: Leah Hoekstra, LMSW, CAADC
What do you specialize in? I have more than 10 years working in mental health and addictions. I have provided treatment in both community and outpatient settings in the past. …
How Parents can Survive Social Isolation with COVID-19
It’s surreal, isn’t it? Grocery stores are sold out of toilet paper and Clorox wipes. Milk, potatoes, bread, batteries, soap, and rice are all flying off the shelves. We’re each …
Why It Isn’t True That You Want Less Sex Than Your Partner
Maintaining a positive and pleasurable sex life within our long-term relationships is far more challenging than we are led to believe. Culture and media portrayals misinform us and encourage us …
9 Ways Sexting Gets the Passion Back Into Your Relationship
When I was living in Indonesia, I instantly hit it off with a man named Rob from the Netherlands. He was very sweet, intelligent, adaptive, and responsible – and I …
80 Most Helpful Interview Questions when Choosing a Doctor and Doula
When you’re pregnant, the planning can be super fun. Daydreaming about tiny baby socks and who to invite to your baby shower. Using Pinterest to create a board full of …