Author name: Jordan Zipkin

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What is Stonewalling & How Do You Protect Your Relationship from it?

When our emotions get too intense, one of our natural responses is to shut down. This can manifest as our avoiding making eye contact, not giving our partner any verbal or non-verbal responses, and fleeing the room. This response, called stonewalling, is one of our body’s best attempts to cool down and to return to […]

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Online Couples Therapy: Making the First Call & How it Works

Picking up the phone for the first call for online couples therapy You deserve tremendous credit. You’ve made that first call, or are planning to, to a therapist for online marriage counseling, which is such a courageous and difficult first step. You likely made this choice after months, perhaps even years, of wrestling in your

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2 Steps to Establishing A Close & Satisfying Relationship

When you and your partner have been so distant, disconnected, and struggling for so long, it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. You so desperately want to have that close and satisfying relationship you either once had or know you can have if you only learned the right skills. In this blog, we’ll help you learn 2 easy to learn and implement skills to dramatically improve the quality of your relationship today.

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