Stop Suppressing Emotions: A Better Way to Manage Unwanted Feelings

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Caty Coffey

It’s not groundbreaking to tell you that stuffing your feelings isn’t the best way to deal with them. Even if suppressing emotions is your preferred method (or the only method you know), you’re probably aware that it’s not a top-tier coping … Continue reading →

What is a Normal Grieving Process?

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Caty Coffey

Regular Symptoms of Mourning and Loss When someone you love dies, it’s hard to tell if what you’re going through is normal, or if there’s something really wrong. In this article, we divide these symptoms or characteristics of grief into … Continue reading →

Why Relationships Are Difficult and How to Improve Them

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Caty Coffey

Why All Kinds of Relationships are Hard Relationships, whether they are with family members, friends, or romantic partners, are difficult for many reasons. Below are some reasons why you may find relationships challenging (but not an exhaustive list by any … Continue reading →

Change? No Thanks!

Posted on July 3, 2018 by Caty Coffey

Reasons People Don’t Change and How to Free Yourself to Grow WikiHow will teach you how to change in four steps. If you’d rather read a book, Joel Osteen can tell you how to live your best life now. Joyce … Continue reading →

The Four Horsemen of the Marital Apocalypse, Part Four: Stonewalling

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Caty Coffey

Contributors to Marital Apocalypse Series For the past year, Paul and Amy’s marriage has been on the rocks. Most of their conversations turn into arguments. They are so tuned-in to negativity that it takes very little to set either of them … Continue reading →

The Four Horsemen of the Marital Apocalypse, Part Three: Contempt

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Caty Coffey

Contributors to Marital Apocalypse Series Imagine that you’re married to a lazy, unambitious, boring idiot who kills your social life and generally creates more work for you (because he won’t get off his butt and do things. Any household thing, any parenting … Continue reading →

The Four Horsemen of the Marital Apocalypse, Part Two: Defensiveness

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Caty Coffey

Contributors to Marital Apocalypse Series Not all negatives are equally damaging in relationships. In his last post, Russ Schulte introduced us to the “Four Horseman of the Apocalypse” – four behaviors that researchers John and Julie Gottman determine to be … Continue reading →

Anxiety – A Problem with Boundaries

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Caty Coffey

It’s 4:00 on Sunday afternoon. You still have, among other things, three loads of laundry to do, groceries that need buying, a dog to bathe, dinner to cook (and eat and clean up), and two bathrooms to disinfect. Add one … Continue reading →

An Intro to Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa

Posted on March 16, 2016 by Caty Coffey

Images and definitions of perfection and beauty inundate us daily. Even if you rarely watch television or read magazines, it is difficult to escape encountering someone’s version of ideal. Though the beauty-ideal obsessed aspect of our culture does influence those … Continue reading →

Do You Love Me? Finding Emotional Intimacy

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Caty Coffey

Have you ever had the same fight with your spouse over and over? I thought so. You know what it looks like, feels like, smells like. You could probably write a script for the way it’s going to go. It’s … Continue reading →