9 Differences Between True Love And Emotional Dependency

Do you experience frequent conflicts in your relationship? Do you feel an emotional disconnection with your partner? Then maybe imago relationship therapy can help you heal from past trauma and avoid triggers to build a more positive relationship with your partner.

What is imago relationship therapy (IRT)?

Imago Relationship Therapy (IRT), commonly known as Imago therapy, is a form of couples therapy that aims to help couples deepen their connection, increase their intimacy, and resolve conflicts by helping them understand and communicate with each other more effectively.

Imago is a Latin word meaning “image”. It is believed that in

Have you ever seen anyone with an unhealthy lover and wondered why they justify staying in a toxic relationship? Well, here are five reasons why or things they say.

You would be amazed at the variety of things that people say to justify staying in a toxic relationship, the ways they excuse that they are willing to compromise their health and happiness to stay with someone who is making them miserable.

And I get it. Everyone wants to be in a relationship, so much so that they will stay in one that’s bad for them, even if they are suffering. Even if they are suffering enough to reach out to a life coach.

So many of my clients know that they have to walk away, and some even do, for a minute. But staying away is easier said than done for someone who is caught up in the ups and down

Winter solstice – the time of darkness that encourages people to celebrate the rebirth of light. Take inspiration from it and make way for a spiritual rebirth.

And as we know, Christmas changes everything, we hope you’re here for change!

December 22 marks the beginning of rebirth — following the year’s shortest day. The winter solstice since ancient times represented symbolically the death and rebirth of the Sun, marked by a festive holiday, Saturnalia honoring the pagan sun god, on December 25th.

This day came to be Christmas. On Jesus’ birth, celebrated that day, the angel says “God’s power will rest on you.” The power of God flows through each of us. How do you call upon that spirit and manifest it in your life? Do you have a relationshi

Every relationship has its share of disagreements and resolutions. However, dealing with relationship anxiety can make your love life stressful. Learn the signs, causes, and how to overcome them.

Anxiety is common at the beginning of a relationship, but relationship anxiety can continue for the long term. It refers to intense worry, fear, doubt, and insecurity about a relationship and is associated with interpersonal dependency and interpersonal avoidance. Insecurity about ourselves, our boundaries, and our self-esteem can cause relationship anxiety. Women are more prone to this than men.

What Is Relationship Anxiety?

It’s a form or symptom of codependency rooted in

If you’ve ever been in a relationship, chances are you know what a toxic relationship is like. While not all relationships are toxic, most have some degree of toxicity and some are just downright abusive. If you are trapped in a relationship with a toxic partner, then you should know about the stages of a toxic relationship to know when to walk out. 

Although initially we may not want to believe it, a toxic relationship will eventually reveal itself no matter how much we turn a blind eye to it. Every time we are abused, we tell ourselves that it is an isolated incident. That they will never do this again with us. That they love us. That they were just angry. But regardless of how many excuses we make up inside our mind to protect our false beliefs, the signs of a toxic relationship keep creeping up on us. As the honeymoon stage slowly erodes away and makes way for the toxicity,

What are healthy boundaries? And how do we draw the line politely? If you’re able to verbalize your thoughts in a relationship, it’s one of the signs of healthy boundaries.

Healthy boundaries are essential in recovery from codependency. They both build and reflect self-esteem. Learning to have healthy boundaries is an essential aspect of individuating and becoming an individual and autonomous person.

Boundaries are learned in childhood. Some dysfunctional families are enmeshed and your individuality and boundaries are ignored or openly disrespected in words or actions; for example, verbal and physical abuse, prying into your personal communications, denying your privacy, and disrespecting your feelings and opinions.

Being Codependent means being unable to identify with your own feelings and needs. Here’s the process of individuation that’ll help to regain your true self!

When we first met, I told my husband I was very adaptable. I didn’t realize the price of being a chameleon until I started recovery and my journey of individuation. By then I was dead inside. I’d spent years adapting to abuse and belittling that I’d absorbed. I was detached from my feelings and needs, and passion eluded me.

By accommodating a narcissistic mother, I’d long been disconnected from my true self. I’d learned to play various roles, but who I was wasn’t something I thought much about.