We all feel buried and overwhelmed at times by life's frantic motions, turns and loops. Face it in a day and age where information seems to travel faster than light and being “in the know” signals social acceptance one can start to feel burnt out and internally exhausted from the effects of being in such a fast-paced world. It can be confusing to decipher whether you are in a perpetual rut. Below is a list of items to help you recognize if you are in fact stuck in a rut. The

In all relationships there will be conflict; as a couple’s therapist my main purpose is to teach couples how to manage their conflicts. There are some sure fire ways to flare up and exacerbate conflicts into negative cycles and aggression. If couples learn how to communicate and manage ineffective and explosive conflicts they will report a deeper sense of satisfaction in their relationships, more frequent and emotionally gratifying sex, higher and deeper feelings of emotiona