When you think about what makes a relationship last, what comes to mind? Maybe love, trust, or communication? Those are big, for sure - but there’s something deeper that often gets overlooked: emotional safety. At its heart, emotional safety is about feeling like you can show up as your full, messy, beautiful self without fear […]

Experiencing a divorce or a breakup can be challenging for everyone involved. It can be especially tough to face the holiday season after a divorce. In fact, for many divorcees, the holidays can bring to the surface a lot of feelings like sadness, grief, anxiety, regret, loneliness, and more. It's difficult to face change in […]

Relationships can bring out the best in us, but they also have this knack for surfacing our deepest insecurities and fears. If you find yourself easily triggered—especially in romantic relationships—you’re definitely not alone. Many of us carry hidden emotional triggers - reactions that get set off by certain words, actions, or even just a particular […]

 While not every family has to deal with family drama during the holidays, some families do. You’ve probably heard your friends or coworkers talk about stressful holiday trips or come back after the holidays with plenty of stories of family drama. Maybe you're wondering how you're going to deal with a certain person at […]

Breadcrumbing has nothing to do with literal bread crumbs, but everything to do with how people behave when they are in a relationship or dating someone.  When you've just started talking to someone, and there's a potentially budding romance, things are not always black and white. A lot might not yet be verbally communicated, and […]

Grief and loss take on many forms. It can appear when you least expect it, such as when you finally think you’ve processed what has happened. At other times, it may feel heavy, like a crushing weight you can’t quite crawl out from under.  In fact, processing grief can take significant time and various rituals. […]

Forgiveness doesn’t mean forgetting what happened. It also doesn’t mean that your hurt doesn’t matter. Or that the relationship will continue forward where it left off. Rather, forgiveness is about letting go. You have the power to choose to let go of: hurt anger resentment any other negative emotion that you no longer want part […]

When two (or more) people are together, conflict is bound to rise at some point! We might have a lot in common or get on well and love each other, but we won't always agree on everything. The existence of conflict doesn't necessarily mean that there is something wrong with the relationship or the people […]

Relationships are so exciting, especially in the early stages when everything is new. We are in a phase where we are learning about ourselves and our partners. We're excited about what the relationship has in store for us, and in no way do we want to jinx that. We're willing to go the extra mile […]