Creative Austin Date Nights to Reignite Your Relationship
Something that couples often struggle with the longer they’re together is how to stay connected, have fun, and continue to deepen their intimacy. Date nights have completely stopped. And it’s one of the first things I tackle in couples therapy. After the initial limerence phase (that head-over-heels, butterflies-in-the-stomach season) passes, and the realities of career […]
Why Your Sex Life Needs an Erotic Pantry
Imagine walking into your kitchen hungry, only to find… two sad options: a box of stale crackers and the same can of soup you’ve eaten three nights in a row. What are the chances that this picture is your erotic pantry, too? This is what many people’s sex lives feel like.A couple of go-to moves, […]
Hate The Relationship With Your Parents? How to Deal With Difficult Parents
How to heal, grieve, and set boundaries with your parents as an adult When the Relationship with a Parent Feels Strained How to heal, grieve, and set boundaries with your parents as an adult When the Relationship with a Parent Feels Strained How to heal, grieve, and set boundaries with your parents as an adult […]
How to Reconnect When You Feel More Like Roommates Than Lovers
The relationship isn’t dead. You’re just…disconnected. You didn’t wake up one morning and decide to stop feeling close and start feeling like roommates. It happened gradually. One rushed morning. One missed kiss goodbye. One “we’ll talk about it later” that never happened. Over time, the things that once made you feel alive together faded into […]
The Pomegranate Theory: What Love Really Looks Like Beneath the Skin
TikTok may have turned peeling pomegranates into a love language, but the real magic of this metaphor runs much deeper. When I first saw the pomegranate theory circulating online, the comment sections were full of people swooning: “He peeled a pomegranate for me without me asking…that’s love!”And yes, it’s sweet. But if we stop there, […]
Crushes and Relationships: What They Reveal and How to Navigate Them
Crushes don’t disappear when we grow up or commit to someone, and when handled thoughtfully, they can illuminate our needs and even deepen intimacy. You’ve felt it before: the secret smile, the inside joke, the “just because” thought that lingers longer than you expected. Suddenly, there’s a spark, and it feels delicious. But what happens […]
When Safe Feels Scary: How to Stop Waiting for Your Healthy Relationship to Become Toxic
You survived something that nearly broke you. And now, even in an undeniably healthy relationship, you catch yourself waiting for the other shoe to drop. While you’ve left the toxic relationship behind, you still can’t seem to let your guard down. That hyper-vigilance once kept you safe; it was your armor. But here’s the problem: […]
How to Create A Long-Lasting Relationship That Makes You Feel Alive: Tips For A Love Worth Keeping
Relationships can be hard… I mean really fucking hard. In a world ruled by instant gratification, curated self-love mantras, and the never-ending swipe-a-thon of options, it’s no wonder we’re overwhelmed trying to build something real. Long-term love? Emotional safety? Deep intimacy? A relationship that feels worth it? It’s not exactly plug-and-play. But every once in […]
Dating Is Exhausting—Here’s How to Make It Feel Less Hopeless
In a world obsessed with instant gratification, it should not be a surprise dating feels like a dumpster fire half the time. I hear it constantly: There are no good men. No good women either. No one wants something real. Everyone just wants to text for day, ghost tomorrow, and never meet up. And what’s […]
5 Real Ways to Reignite Desire in Long-Term Relationships
Remember those Cosmo articles that promised “10 Things That Will Drive Him Wild”? I used to devour those like they held the sacred blueprint to seduction—only to finish them feeling mildly entertained, completely confused, and no closer to understanding real intimacy, desire, or pleasure. As someone who is obsessed with creating healthy relationships, I quickly […]
