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How To Repattern People Pleasing Tendency – As Seen In – Empowered Relationship Podcast

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Childhood experiences can shape how we value others’ needs over our own, leading to challenges in setting personal boundaries. This often results in individuals prioritizing pleasing others at their own expense. In an episode of the Empowered Relationship podcast, Dr. Jessica Higgins dives more into this topic as she interviews our founder, Dr. Dana McNeil PsyD, LMFT who gave expert viewpoints on How To Repattern People-Pleasing Tendency. According to Dr. McNeil, people-pleasing behaviors were developed […]

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20 Different Ways To Successfully Find Love in 2024 – As Seen In – Ask Men

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If stacking the deck in your favor to find love this 2024 is something you’re determined to accomplish this year, Ask Men has plenty of advice for you. In a recent article, our founder Dr. Dana McNeil, PsyD, LMFT was featured as she gave interesting and effective advice for singles looking to find love successfully. One strange but interesting piece of advice from McNeil, is to network with past dates who didn’t work out: “If

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The Indispensable Human Element in Therapy

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The Unmatched Value of Human-to-Human Interaction in Therapy In an age where technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), is making inroads into various sectors, the field of therapy reaffirms the unparalleled importance of human interaction. Despite technological advancements, the human touch in therapy remains irreplaceable. Understanding Emotions: Beyond AI’s Reach The Depth of Human Empathy Therapy is deeply rooted in empathy, a human attribute that goes far beyond the analytical capabilities of AI. A therapist’s ability

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Intimacy for Senior Couples: How to Keep the Romance Alive

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Senior couples can keep intimacy alive by talking openly about how their needs and bodies are changing, making affection and touch part of every day, adapting sex to fit health conditions rather than giving it up, working with their doctors on medical issues, and investing in the emotional connection that matters even more in later life. Intimacy in the later years is often less about frequency and more about closeness, comfort and play. If you’re

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One Year Relationship Slump: How to Revive the Spark

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Couples get out of a one-year relationship slump by recognizing it as a normal shift from early excitement to a steadier phase, then deliberately investing in the relationship: talking openly about what feels flat, trying new things together, bringing back routines you enjoyed, showing appreciation and keeping some independent interests. Most slumps lift within a few months with this kind of effort. These first-year relationship conversations are a good place to begin. The one-year mark

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4 Effects of Gray Divorce on Adult Children and Grandchildren

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Gray divorce affects adult children in four main ways: emotional turmoil, including shock and questions about their own family history; longer-term doubts about their own relationships; a role reversal in which they become their parents’ supporters, caretakers or go-betweens; and the loss or reshaping of family traditions and gatherings. Grandchildren can feel these effects too. Being grown doesn’t make it easy, and family therapy with adult children can help everyone adjust. Divorce isn’t just a

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Empty Nest Syndrome in Marriage and How Couples Can Cope

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Married couples cope with empty nest syndrome by talking openly about the loss, rediscovering each other as partners rather than parents, setting new goals together, protecting regular time alone together and getting support if old conflicts resurface. Feeling sad or unsettled when the children leave is normal, and for many couples this stage becomes a chance at rekindling love in your marriage. A 2017 study in Demographic Research found that U.S. parents of children under

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6 Signs of Trauma Bonding in Relationships and How to End It

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Trauma bonding is a powerful emotional attachment to someone who is harming you. It forms when abuse or mistreatment is mixed with moments of kindness, affection or apology, so the relief of the good moments keeps pulling you back even as the relationship hurts you. It can make leaving feel impossible and lead you to defend the person causing the harm. Recognizing it is often the first step toward healing from a toxic relationship. Have

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Marriage After Retirement: Adjusting to New Roles and Routines

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Couples adjust to marriage after retirement by talking openly about what each of them wants this stage to look like, building a new daily routine that mixes time together with time apart, rebalancing household and financial roles, keeping individual friendships and interests, and giving each other patience while the identity shift settles. Most couples need some time and a few honest conversations to find their footing. Counseling for couples entering retirement can help if the

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Gottman’s Wisdom: 6 Powerful Statements To Resolve Conflicts In Marriage

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Marriages aren’t just about sunset walks and shared desserts; they’re also about the silent standoffs over unwashed dishes and whose turn it is to pick up the kids. Ask any relationship therapist, and they will tell you that conflict is as much a part of marriage as romance, but it doesn’t have to be a deal-breaker. How you handle these squabbles can either cement your bond or chisel away at its foundation, leading to divorce. Imagine

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