Relationships With ADHD: Signs Your ADHD is Impacting Your Partner It is estimated that about 8% of adults in the United States have ADHD. While this number may not seem large at first, this is almost one-tenth of the entire population. And having ADHD can present its own problems for individuals as well as those…
Why Does My Husband With ADHD Lie to Me? You thanked your husband for feeding the dog this morning, and he gleefully accepted your praise. But then you learned it was actually your son who fed the dog. What gives? Plenty of couples know how frustrating it can be when their spouse lies to them….
How To Prepare Yourself For An Intensive Therapy Retreat Fixing a relationship is hard, especially when your conflict resolution skills include yelling and slamming doors. A sixty-minute weekly therapy session can only do so much. Sometimes, it helps to step away from all the other negative factors in your life. An intensive therapy retreat can…
The Benefits of An Intensive Couples Retreat Many people ask me about intensive couples retreats and how they support a relationship. How you feel in the first month of your relationship is rarely indicative of how well it will continue months or years from then. It’s normal for these things to have their ups and…
Do Marriage Retreats Work? Answers From A Therapist You knew that you should have contacted a couples therapist already, but you thought you could fix your problems on your own. But nothing has changed, and now you are facing the fact that you need some outside help. You’ve heard about retreats, and you’re wondering, “Do…
What Makes A Great Marriage Therapist? 14 Traits Of A Great Couples Therapist You’re thinking about whether or not you should seek a couples therapist. When you start to google, “couples counselor in my area” thousands of names pop up and as you start browsing websites you are overwhelmed with the number of choices and…
7 ADHD Coping Skills For Adults That Will Improve Your Relationship Today You may pride yourself on how much effort you put into improving your relationship. You may be one of those people who is always exploring new ways to increase the happiness and peace in your relationship. However, you might not have considered how…
4 Ways ADHD Affects Marriage (Plus How To Insulate Your Relationship From The Stress) You might know someone with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), but do you know how ADHD affects marriage? Any couple relationship can be challenging to navigate, but when one or both of the partners has ADHD, the usual difficulties are compounded,…
How To Discuss Relationship Problems Without Fighting You used to be able to discuss everything with your partner, but slowly over time you began to fight more. You know that you are fighting constantly, and now you just want it to stop. You can discuss relationship problems without fighting if you have the keys to…
Is It Normal For Couples To Argue? Sometimes you might wonder why your friends’ marital relationships appear so happy. They seem never to argue. The key word is seem. The fact that we are privy to a couple’s arguments does not mean they never express disagreement. Your question, “Is it normal for couples to argue?”…