Sharing vulnerable emotions during sex may feel risky, but taking these risks together is exactly what can increase sexual desire and intimacy.

Researchers are starting to dig deeper into the causes, symptoms, and treatments of painful sex in women. There’s still a lot we don’t know, but evidence is growing that painful sex in women may be linked with anxiety.

Could your response to conflict be hurting your relationship? Learn what losing strategies look like and skills to practice to foster understanding and connection between you and your partner. …

The “Core Negative Image” (CNI) is a powerful relationship tool you can use to talk with your partner about your worst versions of each other. It can be a game changer.…

If you said “healthy boundaries,” you’re right! But do you know the other ways to tell your hard work at couples therapy is paying off?…

Inner child work is about validating, nurturing, and guiding your younger parts — essentially reparenting yoursenlf — so that you can look around and be present to see the ways that as an adult you will never be trapped like you were as a child. As an adult, we can provide the healing for our young parts that they did not receive.

Learn to use the Feedback Wheel to navigate difficult conversations with your partner and be a better communicator. Hint: It’s not about who’s “right.”…

Our partners can trigger us. If that feels like an understatement, you’re not alone. People often choose partners who seem tailor-made to hit their sensitive spots and activate defensive reactions.

Let’s face it, dating can be a rollercoaster of emotions: the trepidation before a first date, the feeling of living for that text reply, the intoxicating longing of a new crush, the pang of ghosting or rejection, and the euphoria that can come from finally finding a spark.

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