Know your limits, state them clearly, address violations calmly, and stay consistent.
10 Comprehensive Tips for Setting (and Maintaining) Boundaries in Your Relationships
Relationships & Couples
Practical, counselor-reviewed reading for couples and for anyone working on a relationship: how to talk through conflict, rebuild trust after an affair, prepare for marriage, or decide what comes next after a breakup or divorce. When reading is not enough, Foundations counselors see couples in private sessions in Fort Collins, Loveland and Windsor, and online anywhere in Colorado.
10 Comprehensive Tips for Setting (and Maintaining) Boundaries in Your Relationships
Divorce Recovery: Healing After Your Marriage
Working through grief, anger and identity after divorce, and helping your kids cope too.
5 Signs You're Having an Emotional Affair
Secrecy, distance, venting to someone else: the warning signs, and how to rebuild trust.
Finding a Healthy Balance Between We and Me
Separate interests, open talk, connection rituals, and guilt-free self-care for you both.
6 Tips for Better Communication with Your Partner
Active listening, "I" statements, set talk times, self-soothing, and a plan for conflict.
The Impact of Childhood Experiences on Your Marriage
Why withdrawing or needing reassurance can echo old wounds, and five ways to heal them.
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How to Reconnect With Your Partner After Having Kids
Why closeness fades after a baby, small ways to rebuild it now, and when to get help.
What to Do if Your Partner Is Always on Their Phone
Lead with empathy, try "I" statements, own your screen time, and set phone-free zones.
Can Your Relationship Survive the Election?
Yes, with deliberate communication: seven ground rules for political talk as a couple.
How to (Successfully) Talk About Relationship Problems with Your Partner
"I" statements, owning your part, a calm moment, and questions that keep talks on track.
Four markers of relationship failure or success
Criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and stonewalling, plus an antidote for each one.
Do We Need Marriage Counseling?
Don't wait for a last resort. Five signs, from constant fighting to quiet discontent.
Growth Beyond Healing
Foundations' "Growth Beyond Healing" approach to therapy focuses on more than just your recovery; it aims for your personal development. This method combines traditional therapeutic techniques with activities that foster self-discovery and life skills. By emphasizing both healing and growth, you are equipped not only to overcome challenges but also to thrive. This holistic strategy helps you build resilience and achieve lasting wellness.
Recharging Your Relationship by Disconnecting from Social Media
Phone-free zones and other boundaries that help couples unplug and reconnect.
Understanding Jealousy and Envy in Relationships
Envy wants what others have; jealousy fears losing what's yours. How to cope with each.
What to Do When You Feel Lonely in a Relationship
Lonely with your partner? Find the cause, talk honestly, and know emotional abuse signs.
12 phrases your partner needs to hear
From 'I'm thinking of you' to 'How was your day?', simple words that build fondness.
How to Leave a Toxic Relationship in the Past
Lean on support, list the harm, accept they won't change, and know self-blame is normal.
How to Deal with Negative Emotions in Your Relationship
An eight-point self-check, then four steps in the moment: stop, breathe, reflect, choose.
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