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How “Core Negative Image” Work Can Improve Your Relationship

The “Core Negative Image” (CNI) is a powerful relationship tool you can use to talk with your partner about your worst versions of each other. It can be a game changer.…

5 Losing and 5 Winning Relationship Strategies

Could your response to conflict be hurting your relationship? Learn what losing strategies look like and skills to practice to foster understanding and connection between you and your partner. …

How Does Chronic Illness Impact Relationships? Plus, What to Do

Discover how chronic illness reshapes love and connections, pushing relationships to new depths of understanding and empathy.…

8 Signs That Couples Therapy Is Making Your Life Better

If you said “healthy boundaries,” you’re right! But do you know the other ways to tell your hard work at couples therapy is paying off?…

How Reparenting Your Inner Child Helps Your Relationship

Some of the most powerful times of transformation — personally and in your relationship — can come when you connect with the hurt child parts inside of you.…

How to Be a Better Communicator Using the Feedback Wheel

Learn to use the Feedback Wheel to navigate difficult conversations with your partner and be a better communicator. Hint: It’s not about who’s “right.”…

Why Taking Time Outs is the Most Important Skill for Couples

Our partners can trigger us. If that feels like an understatement, you’re not alone. People often choose partners who hit their sensitive spots.…

Your Partner’s Menstrual Cycle: Their Needs, Mood, and More

If your intimate partner has a menstrual cycle, you likely know when they’re on their period. But do you know what’s happening the rest of the time?…

9 First Date Flirting Tips, Backed by Research

Flirting can be super subtle. The tactics you choose may depend on your and your dates gender(s) and whether you’re looking for a fling or longer term love.…

Free Valentine’s Day Gifts: 10 No-Spend Ideas

Ideas for everyone, whether or not you intend on spending money this Valentine’s Day.…

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