relationships

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Separation and Divorce: Why it Doesn’t Mean You Failed // Separación y divorcio: por qué no significa que fracasó

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Even though we’re gradually moving away from traditional relationships, there’s still a lot of hesitation to change the relationships that we have with our partners. Both in my personal and professional life, I’ve met couples who are in the process of separating, and they often use phrases such as “I’m a failure,” “l failed my family,” and “I failed my kids.”

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Context is Key: How to Unlock Understanding of the Self and Others // El Contexto es Clave: Cómo Desbloquear la Comprensión de Uno Mismo y de los Demás

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“I don’t want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me.” Those are the words that Jack Nicholson’s character states at the start of Martin Scorsese’s amazing 2006 film, The Departed. It perfectly sets the tone for the character and the movie, but is it realistic?

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Six Years Too Late: Why Couples Therapy Can Help Relationships at Any Stage // Seis Años Demasiado Tarde: Por qué la Terapia de Pareja Puede Ayudar a las Relaciones en Cualquier Etapa

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In grad school, a professor shared a statistic from Dr. John Gottman’s research that stayed with me. His research shows that by the time couples decide to come to therapy, they are about six years “too late.”