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Triangular Theory of Love highlights intimacy, passion, and commitment and how these three components combine and interact to form relationships, how the intensity of each element can adapt relational dynamics and presentations, and discusses how addressing each category can change the nature of your relationships.
“What I have found in working with couples in therapy and in my personal life is that whatever problems you have before you have kids, you will keep having those problems but they will feel bigger… it’s only natural that those fights will increase as you have greater demands on your time, money, and resources”. Kelly Simonson, Ph. D addresses how starting a family can affect your relationship and important steps to consider when family planning.
Cliff Jackson delves into the lessons he has learned as a male therapist practicing at Getting Real Counseling Center.
Pure by Linda Kay Klein addresses purity culture and the emphasis of sexual purity placed upon women in the 1990’s, this book review by LAPC, Cliff Jackson, is intended to provide a brief description that focuses on the impact of purity culture on an individual’s identity. Pure’s material is not only crushing, depressing, infuriating, and alarming, but also filled to the brim with life-giving validation, empowerment, hope, and empathy.
Glennon Doyle discusses in her podcast Silent Sex Queen her relationship with sex, being used as a sexual object by her former male partners, and her history in therapy. Kelly Simonson, Ph.D evaluates this podcast episode and talks about its importance in her practice, Getting Real Counseling Center.
