danacole, Author at Dana Cole, LMFT

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April 14,2021

How to Make a Plan to Be Surprising and Fun

Why should you make a plan to be surprising and fun with your partner? “Relationship” with a capital R can...

March 17,2021

Remember the last time a conversation reached an impasse in your relationship? Instead of seeing your partner as a teammate,...

February 22,2021

“Close the exits.” When you hear that phrase in reference to your marriage, what does it make you think about?...

January 25,2021

It’s never fun to feel disappointed, frustrated, or angry with your partner. Many couples break up because one or both...

December 10,2020

Imago is Latin for “image,” and in Imago relationship therapy, the Imago is the unconscious image you carry with you...

October 1,2020

Do you feel like your partner never really listens to you? Do they complain that you don’t talk to them...

September 18,2020

You feel like your partner isn’t being romantic enough. They feel like you criticize them too much. When there is...

July 2,2020

In some cases, people talk about their knees getting weak. Or being “drawn toward” someone. The attraction they feel is...

June 9,2020

You know that relationships thrive (or wither) based on communication. You need to be able to ask your partner for...

May 18,2020

Been thinking more about couples therapy lately? When you’re in a long-term relationship, it’s a given that you’ll feel frustrated...