Tag: Intimacy

Love Is a Language: Rethinking the 5 Love Languages with New Research

Love Is a Language: Rethinking the 5 Love Languages with New Research

With over 20 million copies sold, Gary Chapman’s The 5 Love Languages has become a cultural phenomenon since its release in 1992. Translated into 50 languages and featured on bestseller lists like The New York Times for hundreds of weeks, its influence now stretches far beyond the bookshelf. From…

Why Maintaining Intimacy Can Lead to a Lifetime of Romantic Relationship Bliss

Why Maintaining Intimacy Can Lead to a Lifetime of Romantic Relationship Bliss

Although it requires great effort, a lifelong romantic relationship is possible to attain and something we can strive for. Although many worry that relationships are not sustainable, research indicates about half of all marriages last a lifetime. Understandably the journey to this goal is not…

The Struggle is Real: Couple Sexual Satisfaction Postpartum

The Struggle is Real: Couple Sexual Satisfaction Postpartum

Every new mom can relate to the infamous postpartum days. The daily struggles of breast milk-stained shirts, sleepless nights, and excessive worrying become the new norm. Intrusive thoughts about keeping your baby safe inundate your delirious, sleep-deprived brain to the extent that you start to…

The Quality of Our Relationships: Breaking Down Barriers to Connection

The Quality of Our Relationships: Breaking Down Barriers to Connection

Psychiatrist and professor at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Robert Waldinger, has overseen an on going 75-year study along with many of his colleagues to find an answer to a question that potentially everyone tries to figure out at some point in life. What makes us…