Blog Blog Impactful ways to deepen relationships by Briana Dicks, LCMHCA Do you ever feel like real-life opportunities to connect with people are scarce these days? I’ve felt for quite some time that I’ve been in what I like to call a “social rut.” I interact with...
Blog Blog Relationships & Couples Dangerously Therapized Words by Olatunde Howard, MA, LMFT I heard a comedian say she wanted to be “therapized.” It was funny to me…and I love the verb. Therapized. 🙂 There are words and concepts that I think have been therapized...
Blog Blog Relationships & Couples Love Bombing? by Olatunde Howard, MA, LMFT Okay. I’m going to define this to the best of how I’ve heard about it or how it’s been presented to me. It seems like “love bombing” happens when affection and adoration are weapons used...
Blog Blog Relationships & Couples Forgiven for Reconciliation by Olatunde Howard, MA, LMFT (I’m writing as an LMFT who follows Jesus. For readers who do not follow Him, what I’m writing can still be helpful to you.) The reason God is so forgiving is that He is so...
Blog Blog Relationships & Couples Are you sleeping with the enemy? by Olatunde Howard, MA, LMFT The more I do couple’s therapy, the more convinced I am that couples have one essential problem, and one only: enmity. John Gottman calls it “contempt.” It’s when...
Blog Blog HOW TO HAVE AN INTIMATE ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP by Olatunde Howard, MA, LMFT One of the most sought after things in life is an intimate romantic relationship. I have experienced this personally; and I continue to experience it as a consistent therapeutic goal...
