With 25 years of experience as a licensed marriage and family therapist, Marilyn Verbiscer has become a trusted expert in helping individuals, couples, and families navigate the complexities of relationships. Her extensive experience, deep understanding of human behavior, and compassionate approach have made her a...
One of the best ways to understand the difference between negative sentiment and positive sentiment in a relationship is to think of sentiment as being 2 different emotional bank accounts. Let’s call the first emotional bank account the Negative Sentiment bank account and the 2nd...
There are several distinct emotional stages of the divorce process. Let’s take a look at each one. The Denial Stage Denial is your psyche's way of protecting you from becoming emotionally overwhelmed. It is a useful coping mechanism, as long as it does not keep...
Dr. John Gottman’s decades of research on couples found that The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse are the 4 BIG communication errors partners make. They are the #1 predictor of divorce…over infidelity or domestic violence. They are criticism, contempt, defensiveness and stonewalling. Let us take...