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4 Ways to Build Trust With Your Partner

4 Ways to Build Trust With Your Partner

By Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW Being able to trust your partner is the bedrock of an amazing relationship and couples who are are able to achieve secure attachment and stay emotionally connected can risk being vulnerable. As a result, they enjoy sensuality and passion...

7 Ways Women Can Build Trust in Relationships

7 Ways Women Can Build Trust in Relationships

Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW Recently, there has been a gush of articles in the media about a common problem in romantic relationships: mistrust between partners that erodes positive feelings and love. While it’s not uncommon for people to worry that their partner has...

Surviving a Narcissistic Partner: Should You Stay or Should You Go?

Surviving a Narcissistic Partner: Should You Stay or Should You Go?

By Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW Dear Terry, I’m definitely a “Fixer” and I married Tim knowing that he was controlling and self-centered. But I just never realized how hard it would be to live with someone who is so arrogant and insensitive to my feelings. I’ve been with...

6 Effective Ways to Apologize to Your Partner

6 Effective Ways to Apologize to Your Partner

By Terry Gaspard, LICSW There are many reasons why you or your partner may have difficulty apologizing to one another. For instance, you might equate apologizing with weakness and it’s widely believed that if you apologize to someone, you’re making yourself too...

6 Ways to Let Go of People Pleasing

6 Ways to Let Go of People Pleasing

By Terry Gaspard, LICSW While it’s admirable to be a caring person, learning to accept and respect myself has helped me to set healthy boundaries and to say “no” without feeling guilty. For instance, I used to take on too much responsibility at work because I thought...

How Mistrust Can Destroy a Relationship and What to Do About It

How Mistrust Can Destroy a Relationship and What to Do About It

By Terry Gaspard Trust and intimacy form the foundation of a lasting marriage. When couples bring baggage such as infidelity or trauma from the past, it can set the stage for mistrust. That’s why it’s crucial that you allow yourself to be vulnerable and discuss...

Does Falling Out of Love Mean the End of Your Marriage?

Does Falling Out of Love Mean the End of Your Marriage?

By Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW The most common complaint of couples today is that they have fallen out of love. However, falling out of love usually did not occur overnight. Likewise, relationship repair takes time and effort on the part of both partners and includes...

Unpacking Emotional Intimacy

Unpacking Emotional Intimacy

By Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW One of the keys to long-term happiness in any relationship is emotional intimacy. After the “honeymoon phase” for a new couple wears off, the emotional bonds that hold partners together become a sustaining force beyond their physical...

How to Build Trust With a Financially Irresponsible Partner

How to Build Trust With a Financially Irresponsible Partner

By Terry Gaspard, MSW, LICSW Money is a touchy topic for most couples and the number one thing that couples argue about. In some cases, one person has a better handle on finances and feels their partner chronically makes bad decisions and doesn’t seem motivated to...

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