Anxiety in relationships: How it manifests and ways to cope as a couple by Evan Csir, LPC | Jan 29, 2025 | Anxiety, Mental Health Topics, Relationships Healthy relationships have the power to bring joy, connection, and improved self-esteem. However, anxiety can disrupt those feelings and take a toll, both on the person experiencing it and their partner. By understanding the roots of anxiety and its impact on the relationship, couples can create emotional safety and develop…
Trust issues: Signs, causes, and how to overcome them by Taylor Bennett | Sep 10, 2024 | Mental Health Topics, Relationships Trust issues are characterized by fear of betrayal, abandonment, or manipulation. And this fear is often triggered as a result of betrayal (such as infidelity), abandonment (think: leaving a child or foregoing a relationship with them), or manipulation (for example, dishonesty or gaslighting). If someone you trusted — a partner,…
What are abandonment issues? Causes, symptoms, and how to overcome them by Alexandra Cromer, LPC | Feb 21, 2024 | Feelings & Emotions, Mental Health Topics, Relationships Few other psychological conditions affect an individual’s ability to function quite like abandonment issues. Often formed in response to a traumatic or neglectful childhood experience, abandonment issues can wreak havoc on the emotional and external lives of both children and adults who struggle to see their own value and to…
Self-sabotage in relationships: what it looks like and how to stop it by Christine Ridley, LCSW | Jun 29, 2023 | Mental Health Topics, Relationships Self-sabotage in relationships involves engaging in self-destructive patterns of behavior—whether unconsciously or consciously—which threaten to end a romantic relationship. This may involve distancing yourself, ignoring your partner, or putting emotional walls up. Often, self-sabotaging is related to past experiences or trauma. Self-sabotage can harm or even end relationships that would…
What is a spiritual love? How does spirituality come into play in relationships? by Taylor Bennett | May 24, 2019 | Mental Health Topics, Relationships, Religion & Spirituality Spiritual Purposes in Relationships: Life Blessings and Life Lessons What is a spiritual love? As with many questions about our spirituality, there isn’t one definition or example of a spiritual love. That said, spiritual love can refer to a love that is rooted in or supported by a deep spiritual…
Understanding and moving on from the pain of abandonment: Here’s how you can address abandonment issues and the lonely feelings that come with these issues by Taylor Bennett | Aug 27, 2018 | Feelings & Emotions, Mental Health Topics Abandonment issues can leave you feeling completely hopeless and alone in this world—but you can take action and pull out of this low level of despair. First, you must take a good, long look at what happened. You can’t ignore or avoid what happened or those difficult feelings that resulted…
Healing abandonment issues: 5 pieces of advice that light the way by Taylor Bennett | Apr 2, 2018 | Coping Skills, Mental Health Topics I had a picture-perfect childhood: fit with loving parents, a nice house, a big yard, and plenty of toys. My only concerns at the time were going to school and playing with my Barbies; running off to soccer practice and riding my scooter; bugging my brother and watching Dragon Tales….