These 2 Magic Words Will Instantly Improve Your Sex Life – As Seen In – Candidly

As Seen In / January 3, 2023

Having a healthy sex life contributes to a happier relationship. In this article by Candidly, it is said that there are two words that can positively impact a couple’s sex life. These are the words “Thank You” Dr. Dana McNeil, our founder, elaborated more on this, sharing why gratitude is essential in a relationship, and that couples should practice being more vocal about it. Here’s a snippet from the article: According to Dr. Dana McNeil […]

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How to Reflect on the Year Gone By: 8 Simple Practices

Self-Care / December 26, 2022

To reflect on the year gone by, set aside an hour for an end-of-year reflection somewhere without distractions, grab a pen and notebook, and work through a few honest questions: What was the best and worst of the year? What are you grateful for? What did you achieve? Where do you want to grow, and what do you want to do next year that you didn’t do this year? Then keep what you wrote somewhere

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How To Deal with Holiday Stress As A Couple

Holiday / December 19, 2022

The holidays are a time for joy and togetherness for many people. They’re a time to enjoy good company, celebrate, rest, and reconnect. That said, we all come to the festive season excited — and anxious — about different things. Understanding these differences can help us comfortably accommodate each other, ensuring a better time for all. Of course, no two families are alike. Five unique things can stress five people sitting at the same dinner

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Sleeping With The Enemy? – As Seen In – Verve Magazine

As Seen In / December 7, 2022

Politics can trigger opposing views, which can often turn friends and families into foes and enemies. But how would couples deal with this if it’s negatively affecting their relationship? Verve Magazine dives deeper into this topic with the article ‘Sleeping With The Enemy?’ They asked our founder, Dr. Dana McNeil to share her expert views on this. “The ideal way to talk about political differences as a couple involves both partners sitting down and talking

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How To Make Long-Distance Work With Your Partner

Relationship / November 30, 2022

You make a long-distance relationship work by building trust first, agreeing on how and how often you’ll communicate, staying emotionally close through shared routines, making concrete plans to see each other, and agreeing on when the distance will end. Whether the distance comes from dating someone you met online or when one partner has to relocate, the shared commitment to the relationship matters far more than the miles. With the proliferation of online dating apps

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Exploring Life And Business With Dr. Dana McNeil – As Seen In – SD Voyager

As Seen In / November 30, 2022

As part of their Local Stories feature, SD Voyager sits down with our founder, Dr. Dana McNeil as she talks about how she navigated her life, career, and business as an esteemed marriage and family therapist, and founder of The Relationship Place. Here, she shares her early career ventures and humble beginnings in a recent article as seen on SD Voyager.com. In her early career, she saw that being a therapist is her purpose. She

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Healthy Ways To Show Gratitude in Your Marriage

Holiday / November 21, 2022

Your spouse comes home at the same time every day. They greet you with the same kiss on the forehead. Their actions start to feel uncomfortably familiar, and life with them becomes…monotonous. Even though you swore it wouldn’t. Gradually and naturally in your marriage, you start to take each other for granted. It’s not ideal, but this usually happens even to the happiest of couples. All humans crave novelty in life, thanks to the happy

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Are You in a One-Sided Relationship? Signs and What You Can Do

Relationship / November 17, 2022

The main signs of a one-sided relationship are that one partner initiates most conversations, plans and affection while the other only responds; one partner makes most decisions alone; only one person ever apologizes or takes responsibility for conflict; emotional support flows mostly one way; and chores, sacrifices and expectations are unequal. Many one-sided relationships can become balanced again if both partners are willing to work on it. If you find yourself always giving and rarely

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8 Ways to Build an Interdependent Relationship in Marriage

Relationship / October 30, 2022

You build an interdependent relationship in marriage by keeping a strong sense of self while choosing to rely on each other: doing your own individual work, making room for separate interests and friendships, setting clear boundaries, negotiating for outcomes that work for both of you, supporting each other’s growth, being vulnerable about hard topics and getting help when patterns of codependence or distance are hard to change. Interdependence is the healthy middle ground between codependence

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Why People Fall Out of Love

Relationship / October 24, 2022

People fall out of love when the small, everyday ways of staying connected wear away: they stop turning toward each other, stop feeling appreciated, let resentment build after unresolved fights or betrayals, and slowly start living parallel lives. It rarely happens overnight. The good news is that love that faded this way can often be rebuilt, and working with a couples therapist gives you both a structured way to find each other again. Even the

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