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Am I Too Traumatized to be in a Relationship?

Your dating difficulties are not caused by something about you that’s permanently flawed. If you’ve experienced trauma, being vulnerable in relationships reveals the old wounds that never healed. Each new connection you make can be challenging because, for you, it is an opportunity to finally be fulfilled or to suffer yet another potential heartache. What…

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Does Your Stepchild Trust You? 

Grace was fourteen years old when her father, John, married Kate. In her view, she had little control over the events unfolding in her life, including her father remarrying and starting a new family quickly. Even though Kate seemed nice enough and she really loved her dad, it still didn’t seem fair to Grace that…

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What Causes Contempt in Relationships

Any conversation between us explodes. It’s like, “Who can belittle each other more” He looks at me with these smug straight eyes that say, You can talk all you want. I don’t care. It is so condescending. I almost laugh at my partner’s defensiveness. I know that it will escalate the conflict, but I can’t…

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The Right Way to Complain

When you need to complain to your partner about something they’re doing or a situation you both are in, it’s easy for things to go sideways. From tone to word choice, you could offend them in a number of different ways. The chances of what you say coming off as criticism are high. It may…