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Compassionate Listening
How can learning to listen change your relationships and change your life? Learn more from a national expert on compassionate listening.

Baltimore Therapy Center
Sep 2, 20203 min read


Is Stress Ruining Your Relationship?
How does stress affect relationships? And how can you protect your relationship from the negative effects of stress?

Baltimore Therapy Center
Aug 11, 20203 min read


6 Reasons Why People Cheat on Their Partners
Why do people cheat in relationships? Here's 6 reasons to consider - and only one of them has to do with a problem in the relationship itself.

Raffi Bilek
Jul 22, 20205 min read


How Do I Get My Spouse to Go to Marriage Counseling?
Thinking you need couples counseling, but not sure how to get your significant other on board? This post will help you figure out how to broach the question.

Raffi Bilek
Jun 26, 20208 min read


Common Objections to Marriage Counseling
For people who are reluctant to try marriage counseling, here are some common objections we hear and some different ways to think about them.

Raffi Bilek
May 25, 20205 min read


Don’t Apologize When You Make a Mistake (Do This Instead)
Is apologizing really the solution to the argument you had with your spouse or partner? In fact, it's probably not the best approach. What is?

Raffi Bilek
May 4, 20203 min read


How to Protect Your Marriage During Challenging Times
With the quarantining and social distancing as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, many of us find ourselves cooped up with our spouses and kids 24/7. How can you protect your marriage during this challenging time?

Raffi Bilek
Mar 26, 20204 min read


How to Talk to Kids About the Coronavirus Situation
<p>Let’s be real. This is, in the true sense of the word, unprecedented. We’re all a little anxious. We all know people who are in the higher-risk category. Many of us are facing a good […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Mar 17, 20204 min read


The Three Most Important Words in a Marriage (Its not what you're thinking!)
<p>If you’re really old school, you may be thinking that the title of this post refers to the quaint, genuine, and meaningful “I love you.” If you’re a little more modern, perhaps you’ve heard that […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Mar 2, 20205 min read


What the Point of Family Therapy?
<p>Family conflict is a part of life. There is no family without some level of discord and disagreement. And most families survive intact despite it. However, in some families the level of conflict is elevated […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Jan 15, 20206 min read


Reducing Anger in Your Life
<p>Crummy things happen. They happen to you, they happen to me, they happen to everyone. You may feel you get more than your share of them. But nobody is spared the aggravations of daily life […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Dec 13, 20194 min read


Understanding Your Anger: Where Does It Come From?
<p>One of the important components of anger management is getting an understanding of where your anger is coming from so that you can work towards not only managing your anger when it comes up but […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Nov 20, 20192 min read


Anger Management: Where to Start
<p>People who struggle with anger management problems often feel like they are not in control when their anger gets the best of them. Have you ever felt like you go “from 0 to 100 in […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Oct 29, 20194 min read


The Risks of Picky Eating (How Bad Is It Really?)
<p>Have you seen this alarming article yet? ‘Picky’ teen goes blind after diet of only fries and chips, study says. Apparently a British teenager refused to eat anything but “french fries, Pringles, white bread, processed […]</p>

Raffi Bilek
Sep 4, 20194 min read


Why Don’t My Adult Children Want to Talk to Each Other?
There are many reasons adults may decide to stop talking to their siblings. Old wounds from their childhood interactions are a major culprit, as are ongoing personality differences that cause friction. Often a major life event will lead to a break, such as a Thanksgiving dinner gone awry, or, regrettably, the death of a parent and the inheritance squabbles that can ensue.

Raffi Bilek
Aug 14, 20194 min read
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