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On Secure Attachment: A Way to Increase Trust & Security in Your Relationships
Research shows that individuals with a secure attachment style tend to have greater emotional well-being and more intimacy and trust in their relationships. But what about those who have struggled with attachment trauma and insecure attachment in their past? This is where earned secure attachment comes into play. By understanding the context that has shaped your attachment style, you can work towards developing a secure foundation for your relationships moving forward.
On Valentine’s Day
Love, connection, friendship, romance, pleasure, and joy are worth so much more than a single holiday…There is room for love in every relationship, every action, and every day. Read on for an individual and couple therapist’s suggestions for 5 ways to honor love and romance this Valentine’s Day and learn about how these methods will support you.
On It's Not Always Merry: Questions to Ask Your Partner When Visiting Family & Friends for the Holidays
In relationships, misalignment of communication styles, boundaries, and values leads to more disagreements, isolation, an uneven sharing of workload, feeling dismissed, and an overall lack of attunement to your partner(s.) Read on for essential questions from a Couple Therapist to ask your partner to help you navigate holiday celebrations and family visits while staying emotionally connected.
On Navigating Difference in Intercultural & Interracial Partnerships (Part Two)
This post explores how a variety of cultural differences and power imbalances show up in interracial relationships and how couples can increase their awareness of these challenges and address them together to create more empathetic, authentic connection.
On Navigating Difference in Intercultural & Interracial Partnerships (Part One)
This post explores how a variety of cultural differences and power imbalances show up in interracial relationships and how couples can increase their awareness of these challenges and address them together to create more empathetic, authentic connection.
On the Importance of Community
We hear all the time how important community is, but why exactly is this true? Co-founder of Kindman & Co., Kaitlin Kindman, tackles this question with 5 reasons why community is essential for us as human beings. We know how hard it can be to reach for support and build community. Read on for some inspiring reasons why it’s worth it in the end!
On Things You Shouldn't Do in a Relationship
The world knows that communication is key for couples. It’s also very common for partners to seek couples or relationship therapy to specifically work on communication. So, we asked our therapists to share some common examples of bad communication, and what they would recommend in that situation instead.
On Gender & Sexuality 101: LGBTQIA+
Explore gender and sexuality with Courtney Rago and Steve Wilson - two of our therapists who are queer and also work with many queer clients. Courtney and Steve will dive deeper into the definitions and terminology used by the LGBTQIA2S+ community. They'll also share their own experiences and identity, and discuss how definitions themselves can be frustrating.
On Why You’re Dreading Valentine’s Day & Why That’s Totally Okay
Feel better about the fact that you hate Valentine’s Day. Learn about how societal pressures, prejudice and Hollywood myths can make V-Day so toxic.