Articles on Psychology, Relationship and Faith

5 Crucial Tips for Talking About Money in Marriage

5 Crucial Tips for Talking About Money in Marriage

When working with couples in therapy, there are some themes that continue to arise, couple after couple, story after story ...
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Complicated World; Simple Heaven

Complicated World; Simple Heaven

To be young, guileless and lost. To be innocent, unscatched and clueless ...
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How to Love Perfectly: Jesus' Example

How to Love Perfectly: Jesus' Example

Do you know how to love? Do you know how you want to be loved? ...
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Read Me Like a Book: A Metaphor for Trust in Relationships

Read Me Like a Book: A Metaphor for Trust in Relationships

Finding your partner trustworthy means that you can rely on a certain level of cohesion between their actions and your conception of them ...
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Yearning is Our Calling

Yearning is Our Calling

Are you ever surprised by a strong emotion that comes upon you with a life of its own? I was, a few days ago, and it took me a bit...
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How the Chemistry of Kissing Helps your Love Life

How the Chemistry of Kissing Helps your Love Life

The chemistry behind kisses sheds light on the power of both first and long term kisses ...
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Seeing Sacred Signs: A Palm Sunday Reflection

Seeing Sacred Signs: A Palm Sunday Reflection

In three instances within today’s readings, men misunderstand what signs God would show them, to their detriment ...
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The Danger of the Perfect Relationship, and the Health of the Good Enough Lover

The Danger of the Perfect Relationship, and the Health of the Good Enough Lover

One of the reasons why “perfect” is a harmful hope for a relationship is because it is a superlative ...
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How One Simple Exercise Improves Overall Motor Skill: New Neuroscience Discovery

How One Simple Exercise Improves Overall Motor Skill: New Neuroscience Discovery

Neuroscientists have discovered a novel mechanism by which our brains learn new motor skills ...
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Muddy Minds in Marriage

Muddy Minds in Marriage

What gets in the way, that our thoughts can end up unhelpful to our relationship? ...
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Flesh and Family: Reflections on Christmas 2020

Flesh and Family: Reflections on Christmas 2020

Two thematic connections between our experiences today and the first Christmas 2020 years ago ...
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Cognition, Chaos and Relationship Betterment

Cognition, Chaos and Relationship Betterment

If thoughts have so much sway over a relationship’s success or failure, then shouldn’t thinking about one’s thoughts be a central part of married life? ...
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Coping When the World is out of Control: One Way Spirituality is Helpful

Coping When the World is out of Control: One Way Spirituality is Helpful

Fitting one’s tragedy into one’s worldview is predictive of healing ...
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Introduction to Spiritually-Integrated Psychotherapy

Introduction to Spiritually-Integrated Psychotherapy

When we engage in psychotherapy, we bring our full selves: physical, cognitive, emotional, social and spiritual ...
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Three Reasons Couple Therapy is Great Online

Three Reasons Couple Therapy is Great Online

Online couple therapy is not a sub-par replacement for office sessions, but in fact brings its own unique benefits ...
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Six Foods Linked to Reduced Chance of Alzheimer's

Six Foods Linked to Reduced Chance of Alzheimer's

Brand new research pinpointed six common foods linked to a slower progression of Alzheimer's, and how much to eat ...
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Three Things You Can Expect from Your Couple Therapist

Three Things You Can Expect from Your Couple Therapist

There are certain things that you and your partner should be able to expect from any couple therapist ...
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Being Thankful in Uncertain Times – Reflections on Thanksgiving 2020

Being Thankful in Uncertain Times – Reflections on Thanksgiving 2020

As I reflect on this year’s Thanksgiving, two perspectives come to mind to buoy me through these unusual seas ...
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