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Abuse in Relationships – Reasons and Fixes

January 30, 2021January 31, 2021Jennifer Lehr, MFT

The last thing we want in a relationship or marriage is to feel abused. We want to know we are valued and important. We want love. Learn the why’s of abuse in a relationship and the fixes.

Learn the Keys to a Happy Marriage

December 27, 2020January 1, 2021Jennifer Lehr, MFT

You met the one. Dating was exciting. Getting engaged filled you with hope. You planned and survived a wedding. You may have children, young or grown. Early in your relationship, you imagined a future filled with the bliss you felt when you first met. But something went wrong. You feel wounded, resentful, not fully trusting. […]

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Problems in a Relationship – Hot to Cold

November 28, 2020November 28, 2020Jennifer Lehr, MFT

I am having problems in a relationship. I recently moved in with my partner, and our relationship was going well. We got into a fight, and then all of a sudden, it felt like it was over. I am confused. How does someone go from hot to cold so quickly? I feel angry and scared. I feel abandoned. And I can’t find a way to talk about my feelings with him. He is so defensive and just keeps explaining and rationalizing. He isn’t able to hear me. What is going on? What should I do?

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Using Attachment Types to Improve Communication

August 31, 2020September 1, 2020Jennifer Lehr, MFT

You are your partner are struggling. You don’t understand what is happening or why you keep getting stuck, having seemingly the same fight over and over. You love each other, but your relationship isn’t flowing. You want to learn how to improve communication skills so you can solve this problem. You can learn about attachment […]

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Grow Your Relationship with an Attachment Style Quiz

August 12, 2020August 26, 2020Jennifer Lehr, MFT

We often don’t realize the power we have to improve our lives. Learning more about our attachment style gives us tools to enable us to understand more about how our minds work. Understanding attachment helps us understand how we relate and how we’ve learned to cope with relationship stress and, ultimately, how we are wired. An attachment style quiz or WeConcile’s relationship quality quiz can help us get started. (You’ll find links later in this article.)

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Are You Arguing in a Relationship?

July 27, 2020July 27, 2020Jennifer Lehr, MFT

Arguing in a relationship, fighting in a relationship, or having conflict in a relationship are painful roadblocks to connection. Yet, as we learn to understand what drives our conflict, we can change how we relate and open new paths of growth between us.

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Suicidality or Depression in Relationships

June 17, 2020June 18, 2020Jennifer Lehr, MFT

Relationship problems and depression in relationships contribute to suicidality. Our need to be loved and cared for is so great, that when we feel that our relationship is falling apart, or we feel abandoned, the stress we experience can push us towards desperation and sometimes depression and suicide. We don’t always feel we can live without our connection to our partner.