Why Problem-Solving Doesn’t Stop Arguing
You could have the best problem-solving machine known to humankind, and it wouldn’t fix your relationship.
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Are Honeymoons Worth It?
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?! Many couples
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The Ingredients for Vulnerable Love
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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Is Couples Therapy Worth It?
Thousands of sessions have taught me these 4 factors to consider when asking, “Is Couples Therapy Worth It?”
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5 Relationship Quizzes Backed By Science
From the Love Styles Test to Love Languages tests, here are 5 couples quizzes rooted in science.
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Can the Golden Rule of Improv Help Your Relationship?
Use this therapist-tested improv technique to avoid hitting relationship roadblocks and start having fun together.
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If you’re trying to get it right…
Relationship Tip #10 Remember how your need for love is wired into your DNA? Well, in order to love and be loved, you must be seen. Not the Instagram-ready polished persona version of you, but the gloriously flawed #wokeuplikethis you. Relationship Tip #10: If you’re trying to get it right in love, you’re getting it
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Your Proficiencies are the Enemy of Intimacy.
RELATIONSHIP TIP #9 Here’s the thing about relationships (I mean the long-term committed kind, not the two-hour flirtations): they’re friggin’ HARD. Committed intimate relationships are guaranteed to make us feel vulnerable in ways that nothing else ever will. And to make matters even more complicated? All the skills that might make you a superstar in
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Sex Life in Long Term Relationship
In this video, Figs shares with colleague Ben Murphy about sex in long term relationship.
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Figs on The Couch // That Relationship Show
From Ireland via San Francisco, Deb & Nao of That Relationship Show welcome Marriage & Family therapist Fiachra Figs O’Sullivan. With his unique brand of warmth, humor and Irish charm, Figs shares his passion for helping others heal from emotional pain. He his therapist wife Teale run the company empathi.com, aimed at democratizing mental health
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