by Zach Beach | Feb 16, 2025 | Communication, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Relationships, Science of Love
Divorces usually happen as a result of poor communication, and poor communication’s single biggest manifestation is a couples’ inability to handle personal criticism without becoming defensive. We’re wired this way, because being defensive was good...
by Zach Beach | May 26, 2024 | Attachment Theory, Mental Health, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Psychology, Relationships, Skills for Love
People who have insecure attachment styles are more vulnerable to feeling disrupted in their lives, they on average are more prone to distress, negavity, anxiety, and depression. So what happens when people have more insecure attachment styles is that they are more...
by Zach Beach | May 12, 2024 | Attachment Theory, Mental Health, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Psychology, Relationships, Skills for Love
Limerence is basically this state of mind where someone is obsessively infatuated with another person, and constantly thinks about them to the point where it affects their daily life in a negative way. The biggest difference between limerence and infatuation is the...
by Zach Beach | Apr 28, 2024 | Communication, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Relationships, Therapy
When people say they are ‘looking for their other half,’ it sounds nice, but as a therapist, I think ‘Oh no!’ Because going into a relationship expecting the other person to complete you is not a good intention. Realize you already are complete, you are...
by Zach Beach | Mar 17, 2024 | Communication, Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Relationships, Skills for Love, Therapy
Positive behavior begets positive behavior. So if your partner is seeing that you are being accountable and being kinder, by default, they start doing that too. If we’re kind to our partner, they’ll be kind to us. If we are stonewalling them, they’ll...
by Zach Beach | Feb 18, 2024 | Podcast Episodes, Posts for Everyone, Relationships, Science of Love, Skills for Love
Culturally, we have this idea that if we fall in love with someone and we really love them, that will be enough and love will carry us through. That’s a great fantasy, but it’s not the reality. Loving someone comes naturally, but having a good relationship...
