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There is a unique sense of relaxation and escape we find on a couch, usually after a long day: the television is on and we’re watching someone else’s life fall apart in real time. Maybe it’s a couple fighting in the kitchen on Summer House. It could be a...
One of the hardest places to find yourself in is loving someone deeply while feeling uncertain about whether they see the same future you do. If you’ve been wondering where your relationship is headed without saying so out loud, you may have spent months, or...
If you’re reading this, you’ve probably already tried to explain the mental load to your partner. Perhaps you’ve tried more than a few times. You’ve brought it up calmly. You’ve tried not to blame. Maybe you’ve even sent articles or had a really productive...
You meet your friend for coffee, and just like that, four hours and 40 topics have gone by. Your coffee cup sits next to you, nearly forgotten, with just a few sips left. You pick up your girlfriend on your way to the grocery store, knowing that running an errand...
Dear Therapist, My husband had an affair, and I can’t shake the feeling that everything has been so broken that it can never be put back together again. I feel so lost and trapped in my pain. Will it ever get better? I find myself constantly wanting to check...
Healing from infidelity can feel like you’re trapped in a nightmare that you can’t wake up from. One moment, everything seems stable, and the next, your world has flipped upside down. The person you trusted most in the world has betrayed you, and the pain is so raw...
One of the more common conflicts I hear about in my office as a relationship therapist is “The One About the Mental Load.” It goes like this: My client, let’s call her Rachel, sits across from me and shares about a fight last week with her...
ABC’s The Bachelor franchise is making a massive comeback in its 28th season thanks to new Bachelor, Joey Graziadei. The 28-year-old tennis pro is a fan-favorite from The Bachelorette Season 20 with Charity Lawson, heralded as the “best bachelor in...
The discovery of an affair or act of infidelity is undoubtedly a traumatic event. When you find out your partner has been unfaithful, your brain is forced into disarray, busy recalculating everything you thought you knew about your relationship and its reality....
My client sits on the couch across from me with a pained expression. She and her partner just had another fight where his anger scared and belittled her. When this situation happened not long ago, she promised herself she would leave if it ever happened again. But...
