Why Defensiveness Is Ruining Your Conversations—and How to Change It
Why do we become defensive with the people we love most? Discover why understanding before explaining can transform conflict into connection.
Is It Really This Way—Does Therapy Get Worse Before It Gets Better?
It’s a question many couples ask when therapy starts to feel harder instead of better: Is this normal—or is something going wrong?
What I Listen For When Couples Talk
Couples often think the problem is what they’re arguing about.
But beneath the words, something else is happening—something that often goes unheard.
Why Fighting Feels Safer Than Repair
Why fighting can feel safer than repair—and how fear of vulnerability, not poor communication, keeps couples stuck in painful cycles.