Romantic rejection activates the same part of your brain as physical pain.” — UCLA MRI Study They didn’t say it’s over. They just said, “I need space.” But somehow, that hurts more. You’re still technically in the relationship, but everything feels changed. Maybe you still share the same house. The same bed. The same schedule. […]

You know that moment when someone says they need space, and then nothing. No texts. No calls. No check-ins. Just you, sitting in the silence, wondering if this is a breakup in disguise. It’s one of the most disorienting, gut-wrenching experiences in a relationship. And the hardest part? You don’t know what to do. Should […]

“Everything that is unsaid, leaks out anyway.” – Esther Perel Most people aren’t ruined by one big betrayal. Relationships unravel, one unspoken truth at a time. According to recent research, over 60% of adults admit they avoid difficult conversations with their partner, even when it matters deeply. That’s not a small leak—it’s a flood, quietly […]

When infidelity happens in our relationships, most of the time we have a pre-programmed social response that happens automatically. The person who discovers the infidelity is the victim, and the person who committed the act is undoubtedly the monster. If we’re the victim, our friends and family say things to us like: So, it’s no […]

Do you ever feel like you’re in prison inside of your committed relationship? This is a super common feeling that I hear all the time from my private clients and see collectively in our population.  This feeling is so prevalent, that as a society we have come to question whether committing to a significant other […]