“Boundaries”: rules or limits that a person sets to create reasonable and safe ways for other people to behave toward them, and how they will respond when someone passes limits. Lack of personal boundaries can wreak havoc in your life and contribute to worse interpersonal relationships, low self-esteem, depression, anxiety, toxic or manipulative dating […]

Intimacy – it’s a word used so often in couples therapy (and individual therapy) sessions. It’s described differently across various sources, referred to constantly by some people seeking more of it, and sometimes used only to describe sex. Perhaps these different definitions contribute to some of the confusion about how to obtain it, how to […]

Today we at Revive have an ACTION PROMPT for you to practice at home! Going along with Amanda’s recent toolkit video, we wanted to blog about the tendency for couples to compare their relationships to friends and family members. We are so inundated these days with the highlight reel of everyone else’s relationships through platforms […]

When emotions are running high and you and your partner are in the heat of the moment, it is extremely difficult to stop yourself. You may want to stop talking all together and go take cover, you may want to run him or her over with harsh words and yelling, or something else aggressive. I […]

Have you ever been talking about a fight and gotten so tired of the conversation going in circles that you’d rather just go back to all-out brawling?! Most couples have. Following very common conflicts, it’s natural to want to prove your point, express yourself, and – as ALL of the couples who work with us […]