Marriage
by Madison Bambini | Sep 18, 2020 | Counseling News, Marriage
When we find that special someone in life, it’s like fireworks go off and our missing puzzle piece falls into place. When you’re in the honeymoon phase of your marriage, you feel like you’re on cloud nine and shower each other with love and affection. However, it’s...
by Taylor Bennett | Apr 30, 2020 | Counseling News, Marriage, Q&A
Click here to schedule online counseling at Thriveworks. Hi, I’m Charmaine Mattocks, Licensed Clinical Social Worker with Thriveworks South Austin, Texas. Today I want to talk to you about one of my favorite topics and that’s marriage and relationships. As...
by Taylor Bennett | Apr 29, 2020 | Counseling News, Marriage, Q&A
Click here to schedule online counseling at Thriveworks. Hi, my name is Kat Robey. I am a Licensed Professional Counselor. I work for Thriveworks in the beautiful city of Tucson, Arizona. The question is, “How do I know if I’m ready for marriage?” A...
by Taylor Bennett | Mar 15, 2019 | Communication, Counseling News, Divorce, Making Marriage Work, Marriage
Nobody gets married in anticipation of one day getting divorced—but the truth is this is often how the story ends. That said, while we often view divorce as a negative, there are positive outcomes of divorce such as the lessons we learn that benefit our future...
by Taylor Bennett | Feb 16, 2018 | Counseling News, Making Marriage Work, Marriage, Mental Health
Relationships can be difficult—and entering holy matrimony doesn’t make them any easier. In fact, marriage can cause further complications, as many see this as a reason or excuse to neglect the relationship to a certain degree. They adopt the mentality that everything...
by Taylor Bennett | Jan 9, 2018 | Counseling News, Love, Making Marriage Work, Marriage, Mental Health, Relationships
All you need is love, right? Well, not quite. While undying love is essential to a happy, healthy marriage, every strong relationship also requires some hard work. Because life isn’t always easy—in fact, it can get pretty messy. That being said, there are proactive...
by Taylor Bennett | Nov 29, 2017 | Counseling News, Making Marriage Work, Marriage, Relationships
When we think of marriage, we often think of love and happiness. Of endless laughter and smiles, of one big happy family, of a real-life fairytale. And while this can certainly come to be, we need not forget about the second half of the deal: the hardships. Sure, we...
by Nathan Davidson | Sep 25, 2017 | Achieving Goals, Communication, Counseling, Counseling News, Empowerment, Family, Marriage, News
Thriveworks counseling is all about helping people lead happy lives, and even though we spend our day counseling others, we also recognize the infinite value in listening to the advice of others. It is for this reason that we decided to ask a variety of mental health...
by Nathan Davidson | Sep 21, 2017 | Achieving Goals, Communication, Counseling News, Fun, Gallery, Happiness, Marriage
Jerry Seinfeld’s new Netflix comedy special “Jerry Before Seinfeld” was officially released earlier today, so we thought we’d do our part to help celebrate one of our favorite comedians. Not only is Jerry considered one of the greatest comics...
by Nathan Davidson | Aug 22, 2017 | Communication, Counseling, Counseling News, Fun, Marriage, Relationships, Video
It’s estimated that over a quarter of all Americans have received some form of professional counseling in their lives. The unfortunate statistic is that 38% of Americans who seek mental health counseling encounter barriers and those barriers like cost, for...
by Nathan Davidson | Aug 14, 2017 | Communication, Counseling News, Forgiveness, Happiness, Marriage, Relationships, Social Media
Recent studies have shown the 90% of marriage basically consists of yelling “what” to each other from other rooms. It’s also been said that marriage is nothing more than the legal right to annoy that one special person for the rest of your collective...
by Taylor Bennett | Aug 14, 2017 | Counseling News, Family, Marriage, Relationships
Divorce is not simply the separation of two people—it instead involves other loved ones and members of the family… especially the children. They may be 5 years old, 15 years old, or 25 years old; regardless of their age, it can be a very hard and confusing time. This...
