Watch: Figs O’Sullivan, LMFT explains this. Start free with Figlet. Yes, a codependent relationship can be saved, and most can be fixed without leaving each other or learning to stop needing each other. You fix it in three steps: normalize what is happening as attachment, not pathology; ask for your needs to be met once […]
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Watch: Figs O’Sullivan, LMFT explains this. How to Fix a Toxic Relationship: An Expert’s Complete Guide Can you fix a toxic relationship? Yes, most of the time, when what makes it toxic is a painful cycle you are both caught in rather than abuse. You fix it by naming the pattern instead of the person,
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As a couples therapist who desperately needs a break from social media (like everyone else), I know finding actually good relationship tips online can be… Frustrating. You try to escape the same-y relationship advice from your friends, parents, or Instagram feed, only to search “healthy relationship” and find 20 ai-written articles recycling the same 5 ideas.
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Watch: Figs O’Sullivan, LMFT explains this. Can you fix a relationship you ruined? Usually, yes, but probably not the way you think. Almost nobody single-handedly ruins a relationship. This is not a me problem or a you problem. It’s an us problem: two people who love each other getting caught in a loop because they
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Are You Constantly Arguing? Why Problem-Solving Doesn’t Stop It You could have the best problem-solving machine known to humankind, and it wouldn’t fix your relationship. It doesn’t matter what kind of machine it is, an advanced AI that dispenses relationship advice, a portal to a perfect universe, a time machine… Skeptical? Answer: A couple in
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Figs was recently featured in an article on Brides.com. Check out the full breakdown he gave on why honeymoons can be game-changing for couples, exclusively on Empathi. Planning and implementing a wedding can be stressful…Did you know that it can be a big point of contention between couples? Before even tying the knot?! The stress
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The truth is, people in couples therapy with me are already perfectly suited for love, intimacy, and deep connection with each other—that’s why they got together in the first place!
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For most couples who both show up, couples therapy is worth it: about 70% are helped. I explain the real success rates, costs, timelines and when it is the wrong room.
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“Yes, And” is a principle used in improvisational theater wherein each actor must say “Yes, And” to whatever their fellow actors say. This is known as the improv golden rule, and it is a communication technique that encourages acceptance and building upon others’ ideas. Basically, they have to build their response on the premise that
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????I find that even within or after the first session, the vast majority of couples start to feel better. Within a few sessions, couples are holding each other and crying and loving each other and soothing and comforting each other, where just a few weeks before that, they were competing to tell me how rotten
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