Embracing Joy Psychotherapy

11/20/2025

Most people think couples therapy is only for partners on the edge of breaking up… but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

✨ Therapy is about:
• Building deeper intimacy
• Breaking unhelpful cycles
• Learning how to repair faster

The strongest couples are the ones who choose to grow together. ❤️

👉 Save this post to remind yourself.
👉 Tag your partner if you’d try therapy together.

11/19/2025

The rules I wish EVERY couple talked about before getting married.
These 3 save relationship every single day.
If you want guidance tailored to YOU, take the quiz in my bio.
❤️

11/18/2025

After 15+ years as a couples therapist… THIS is the question that matters most before marriage.
If you don’t know how to repair yet, don’t worry — I can teach you. 💙✨

11/18/2025

Fighting the mom guilt can be a constant struggle. Are any of these triggers for you? https://bit.ly/4eFRNdW

11/18/2025

If you feel like you’re always the one who cares more… this one’s for you.
You are not “too much.” You’re not hard to love.
You just need someone who can meet you — and that starts with meeting yourself first.

When you shift your energy from chasing to grounding, everything in your love life changes.

Want deeper tools to help you feel secure, confident, and connected?
My mini-course From Tension to Tenderness is linked in my bio and you can start today. 💛✨

11/17/2025

The love you deserve is steady, safe, and chosen.
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If you want tools to build this kind of love, the link in my bio can help.

11/17/2025

So many relationships end not because of one big betrayal, but because of hundreds of tiny moments where one partner reaches out…and the other doesn’t look up.

These are called bids for attention, and they are the heartbeat of connection.
When they’re missed over and over, people start to feel unseen, unimportant, and alone.

The good news?
This dynamic is repairable.
Small moments in → small moments back.
Turning toward each other is a skill — you can learn it.

If you want simple, grounded tools to reconnect with your partner, my Tension to Tenderness Mini-Course teaches you exactly how.
Link in bio 💙

11/17/2025

Can relationship problems be fixed? Marriage therapists offer advice for building a strong foundation and resolving common relationship issues.

Perfect relationships don’t exist; problems do and will arise, but the good news is that couples can effectively resolve many common relationship issues...

11/17/2025

Relationships aren’t supposed to be perfect — they’re supposed to grow you.
When the hard moments show up, it doesn’t mean you’re failing. It means your nervous system is asking for care, repair, and connection.
If you’re doing this work with your partner (or wanting to), my course Tension to Tenderness teaches you how to turn conflict into closeness. 💛
Link in bio for tools that actually help.

11/17/2025

When a pursuer burns out, it’s rarely sudden — it’s years of trying, reaching, explaining, hoping.
If you’re in this dynamic or want to prevent it, you’re not alone.
Healthy connection is repairable when both partners learn the tools. 💛
My mini-course Tension to Tenderness is linked in bio if you want support.

Shorter version:
Burnout doesn’t happen overnight. It happens when one partner carries the emotional load for too long. If this hits, you’re not crazy — you’re overwhelmed. Tools in bio. 💛

11/16/2025

Starting over isn’t a setback — it’s a recalibration.
Whether it’s love, career, or how you care for yourself… you’re not behind. You’re evolving. 💫

Every relationship you’ve had — even the ones that didn’t last — brought you right here, to this version of you that’s ready to choose better.

❤️ Take my free attachment style quiz (link in bio) to start understanding the patterns that shape your relationships.