Emotions

Jul 31

Journaling for Therapy: A Complete Guide to Therapeutic Writing

When life feels overwhelming and emotions seem too complex to untangle, sometimes the simple act of putting pen to paper can offer profound relief. While many people keep diaries to record daily events, journaling for...

Emotions

Jul 23

Can Your Brain Recover from Porn Addiction? The Science of Relapse, Shame, and Healing

Yes, your brain can recover from porn addiction. The neurological changes that pornography creates are real, but they are not permanent. The same brain plasticity that allowed the addiction to form in the first place...

Emotions Pornography

Jul 14

Why Do I Keep Attracting Toxic People? Flipping the Script on Relationship Patterns

Do you find yourself repeatedly involved with people who leave you feeling drained, confused, or questioning yourself? Have you ever wondered, “Why do I keep attracting toxic people?” If so, you’re not alone.

Conflict Emotions Trauma

Apr 11

The Coronavirus Pandemic’s Lasting Effects on Teen Mental Health – How Parents Can Help

Parenting teens can be hard. The COVID-19 pandemic made it even harder when it created or worsened mental health challenges in many adolescents.

Emotions Parenting

Mar 2

How Therapy Can Help with Chronic Pain Management

Did you know that over 50 million Americans and 8 million Canadians live with chronic pain daily? Are you one of them?

Emotions

Feb 13

Online Therapy at Therapevo: Effective, Convenient, and Personalized Support

Online counseling at Therapevo is helpful for all types of concerns that you may bring to therapy, as your therapist is here to walk alongside you and help you with what you need.

Communication Emotions

Jul 8

Why Is My Spouse So Controlling?

We’re here to talk There’s a level of control that occurs in relatively few marriages that we would see as part of an abusive power and control dynamic. But then there’s a lower level of...

Emotions

May 27

The 5 Pillars of Attachment

The five pillars of attachment are felt safety, attunement, soothing, expressed delight, and support for becoming one’s unique best self. They are the core attachment needs every child requires from a caregiver, and every adult...

Emotions

Apr 1

Coronavirus and Your Marriage

Well, we live in unprecedented times as many of us are adjusting to a global crisis. We are recording this episode in the middle of the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic, with some of our listeners in...

Emotions

Mar 4

How Self-Compassion Can Help Your Marriage

Compassion is probably something that you find harder to provide for yourself than for others. However, did you know that self-compassion can help your marriage? Yes, we often talk about what you could and should...

Emotions

Nov 13

Why You Really Need to Consider Emotional Labour in Your Marriage

Emotional labour is a significant part of a couple’s relationship. Emotional labour was first coined by the sociologist Arlie Hochschild in her book, The Managed Heart (1983)[1]. She defined it as the work of managing your own...

Emotions

Nov 6

Secure Attachment in Marriage

Secure attachment is foundational for strong marriages where both partners feel safe and secure. In the past three episodes, we’ve been looking at different styles of attachment that are born out of difficult childhood experiences....

Emotions

Oct 9

Avoidant Attachment in Marriage

When we look at some of the areas that people with an avoidant attachment style struggle in, it’s easy to focus on extremes or exaggerate the way they interact with you. But your spouse can...

Emotions

Aug 7

Unpack the Four Horsemen

In the Book of Revelation, the Bible talks about Four Horsemen that will herald the apocalypse. Symbolizing pestilence, war, famine, and death, these Horsemen are meant to be the signs that indicate that the end...

Emotions

Jul 31

How to Identify Your Emotions

You know something is wrong. Your chest feels tight, your jaw is clenched, and the conversation with your spouse that ended twenty minutes ago is still looping in your head. But if someone asked you...

Emotions

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