Wake Up Your Relationship!

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...

Today we're gonna talk about what are some key signs that show that you have the capacity to move on after a partner has cheated. This is more about you than it is necessarily about them, but thinks it does take both of you to improve the relationship. Try and see if you fit these criteria and if so, you might have a high possibility of repairing your relationship after you've been cheated...

Money is power and power can be in the form of money. In relationships, how you manage money, and the power that it comes with is incredibly important to the fairness and harmony between the two of you. Let's talk about some examples today where this balance can be off and ways you can start thinking about whether money and power, or at play when it comes down to your disagreements or discomfo...

Let's talk about another gender difference. Because they are so many and I don't think most people even give them much credit. Some of these gender differences even are key factors in arguments between couples. But today topic is just going to be one to help explain men to the women out there, I hope it helps! If you would like to learn more about me and my practice feel free to stop by my...

Today we're starting out the new season strong with an important topic, especially considering the holiday season we've just been through, the topic is about substances. We've all probably enjoyed the last couple months of eating, drinking and chilling, but has anyone thought about the effects the substances have on ourselves and our relationship. Let's talk a little bit about that...

Welcome to season 3! This is just a short introduction to my hopes for this next year. Please join me on the new adventure for 2024. 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 options! I offer email or p...

Some people say that there is a fine line between love and hate, or in this case, as the title suggests love and war. And after working with couples in the level of arguments that they get to that seems to have some weight to it. A lot of the times people do need to make a decision in their relationship or in this specific argument they're having when they want to be in love, feel loving, and...

Following what we talked about last week, this is the episode for the ladies. I'm gonna lay out some bullet point ideas that you should take your own spin on to understand whether the guy you are with or the guy you are interested in finding has these qualities. 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 o...

Today we're having an episode for the gentleman in the audience. I want us to talk about some of the basic signs you can think of or look for when evaluating your potential relationship or current relationship, to see if the woman you are with is a good fit for you. The proper match in any relationship is key and having a successful. If you would like to learn more about me and my practice fee...

So many people think that picking out a forever partner should take you nearly forever to decide that. By the time you get to know one another, start dating, maybe move in, this can be about 5 to 10 years on average. People don't actually need this amount of time to know if you make a good forever partner. In today's episode, let's talk about some of the signs and situations that can h...

A lot of couples therapist have to play a more gentle game with the women that come in. The main reason for this is a lot of women think that they're coming in more as the victim than perpetrator. in this episode, I want to address the real and very important fact that women specifically need to face when it comes down to creating an even playing field between them and their partner. This is a...