Author name: Jordan Zipkin

Lately, you find that your relationship is characterized by constant fights, often over the same few topics.  What makes it worse is these same topics seem to be quite silly and insignificant, so that can make them feel that much more annoying and frustrating.  You feel you and your partner have tried everything from tabling […]

You might think that doing the right, hard daily work is crucial to having a fulfilling and lasting romantic relationship. The reality is it’s about doing that right, hard work on a moment-to-moment basis. The research tells us that the couples that thrive and survive are the ones who are mindful of each other and

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

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

You feel like your world is turned upside down. The memories you have of yourself and your partner are all now called into question. The life and relationship you thought you had are now a thing of the past. A future you believed you and your partner were creating is completely thrown out the window,

If you’ve been continually fighting with your loved one, it might seem obvious why. Perhaps you attempt to repeatedly bring up your concerns about your partner and your relationship, but nothing changes. To understand why, and how to create real, lasting change, we have to go back in time to when we were children.