Wake Up Your Relationship!

Do you ever feel like you or your partner can make decisions that don't actually make either of you happy. Today is an episode more for the women and the struggle I see them predominantly do in being overly generous and coming out resentful from it. Let me describe what I mean further in this episode, and see if you can relate. If you would like to learn more about me and my practice feel free...

One of the fundamentals of relationships is protecting one another. I've said it hundreds of times, but you two are a team and a team needs to look out for each other's best interest to succeed. Let's talk about what that looks like and how important that really is to successful relationship. If you would like to learn more about me and my practice feel free to stop by my website, sunr...

If you have Internet, and you have used it for the last few years, you should hopefully know of the concept of " The Law of Attraction". we're not gonna talk about that today but if you're familiar with it, it's a good basis to understand what I'm gonna talk about today. Which is the Mirror Effect. Let me explain to you what that means and how I've seen a play out and...

I enjoy reading books. This could be anything from just pure fiction all the way to textbooks. And I since about a year ago have been trying to find books that are well suited to give to client. I felt inspired to do this episode because this book by Brené Brown "Dare to Lead" is an amazing first step to therapy or work to be done within a couple. We are all leaders in our life as well a...

Relationships can be something of absolute bliss, or they can be a source of absolute torture. Today's episode I want to pay attention to how can you ingrain this into your perspective on how you treat your partner and what kind of energy you bring to the relationship. If you would like to learn more about me and my practice feel free to stop by my website, sunrisetherapies.org. If you live ou...

We're not talking today about alternative partnerships or alternative sexual preferences. Today we're gonna be talking about ways to be in a monogamous, traditional partnership and still have your own unique spin about what is healthy and happy for your relationship. If you would like to learn more about me and my practice feel free to stop by my website, sunrisetherapies.org. If you live...

It takes time and practice to be a well oiled machine of a team. Let's start today about the importance of game planning and understanding each participant strengths and weaknesses. If you would like to learn more about me and my practice feel free to stop by my website, sunrisetherapies.org. If you live outside of Massachusetts, USA but would like to get a question answered please do check ou...

Everyone has things about them that are not perfect, let alone not desirable. Whether this is not desirable for themselves or desired by society. Let's talk today about thinking about your inner darkness and the importance of embracing it. If you would like to learn more about me and my practice feel free to stop by my website, sunrisetherapies.org. If you live outside of Massachusetts, USA bu...

Our culture has evolved to be very inclusive and very careful. Being inclusive and careful is not inherently a problem, but it has lead to a lot of issues when it comes down to honesty and really discovering who we are. Let's talk today about what's the difference between being thoughtful and being dishonest. If you would like to learn more about me and my practice feel free to stop by my...

Not too long ago in the US's history, we had many traditions that we all participated in. From holidays to family dinners, tradition is a bedrock of culture and connection. Let's talk a little bit today about reigniting some of that passion and that can really benefit us. If you would like to learn more about me and my practice feel free to stop by my website, sunrisetherapies.org. If you...

Confidence is a key part of life. It helps us feel satisfied. It helps us feel motivated. It helps us feel driven to cheap things. If you're struggling with confidence is not really possible for your partner to be the main source of your confidence. Let's talk about some unnoticeable things that confidence effects in relationships, but maybe have some ideas of how to practice building up....

Boundaries are something we talk a lot about in therapy and they are important to making sure that we are not letting others dictate our life. However, in many cases, people have taken boundaries to an extreme or maybe even an exaggerated place. Let's talk today about what's the difference between boundaries that keep us safe and boundaries to keep us from being connected from others in ou...

There is a difference between expecting your partner to read your mind and you're expecting your partner to actually know what to do in a situation. It's not just about them having the knowledge before you started the relationship but more that you have been telling them the information explicitly from the beginning. We should not feel bad that we want our partner to remember what we tell...

It's important not just to be honest about your feelings, but also about situations or experiences that you've had that can impact how you interact with your partner. Let's look at honesty as a more broad topic and think about why this would truly be the best policy to have for your relationship. If you would like to learn more about me and my practice feel free to stop by my website,...

There are some key features of what we now are seeing as successful model marriages. However, this is still a few area of social development. Come listen in to this weeks espied with an open mind to find what a modern marriage could be for you. If you would like to learn more about me and my practice feel free to stop by my website, sunrisetherapies.org. If you live outside of Massachusetts, USA b...

Everyone has the option to feel what they are feeling or to change it. That may seem impossible but try getting upset or happy one moment and then go do something else complete different. Your feelings will evolve to the new situation if you allow it. Learning to use the power of your thoughts to improve your life is possible. But only if you are willing to change. If you would like to learn more...

Even in the most heated arguments, there are two points of view being made that are not being conveyed properly. I want to challenge you today to practice writing down your key points of arguments instead of just verbally saying them between the two of you. By calming yourself down and forcing both of you to write down what it is that you're feeling, needing or wanting a lot of progress can be...

It is a myth that has relationships age that you give up sexual interest. With working with couples, I have nice that either from the beginning or throughout their time together, they lose their ability to flirt. Flirting is a key component of playfulness and freedom between the two of you. Let's talk today about the importance that flirting truly has in your relationship. If you would like to...

Pets are an amazing addition to any family. However, they're working with couples over the years. I've noticed that there are definitely ways to have pets that could be quite toxic to the relationship. Let's talk about some of those and ways that you can shake up your ideas about prioritizing your pets needs above your relationships. If you would like to learn more about me and my prac...

People pleasing is a pervasive issue in couples therapy. Today let's talk more directly about people pleasing and its negative effects on the you relationships. If you would like to learn more about me and my practice feel free to stop by my website, sunrisetherapies.org. If you live outside of Massachusetts, USA but would like to get a question answered please do check out my Patreon subscrip...

We talked about last week about double standards, I want us to pay attention to when our partner or ourselves is being reactive to the situation in front of us. What does reactivity really mean? How can we utilize the signal? What would it take for both parties to simply be offended and spiral the argument out of control due to the pain and lack of connection that reactivity can bring about for bo...

Most of us think that double standards are a big problem. But in today's episode, I want to talk about the benefits of double standards, and how you can really love and ideally embrace the differences between the two of you. Let's talk about how to bring attention to your individual double standards, and the way you handle it as a team. If you would like to learn more about me and my pract...

If you're going to graduate from couples therapy, one of the best skills that you should be walking away having fully mastered his relationship check-in. In this episode I want to talk about what is a check in and what a successful couple does to create check-in. I'm gonna also give you some homework, and how to practice check in even outside of a romantic partnership. If you would like to...

Are you or someone you know curious about what would be the most helpful tip to know if you can successfully make it through polyamory? Then check out this short episode that describes two of the biggest pitfalls I see couples needing to address before they can find a successful dynamic in polyamory. Polyamory is a difficult path for most relationships to go down and hopefully by considering these...

Let's point out some pet peeves men have when it comes down to the women in their lives and why that's probably a normal thing to be annoyed about. If you would like to learn more about me and my practice feel free to stop by my website, sunrisetherapies.org. If you live outside of Massachusetts, USA but would like to get a question answered please do check out my Patreon subscription opti...