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The Realities of Borderline Personality Disorder
I was so honored to sit down with my colleague Michelle Chaffardet on her podcast The Mindful Space for an in-depth discussion of Borderline Personality Disorder and its course of treatment and recovery. Check it out below! Read more
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The Many Faces of Betrayal
Healthy successful relationships have strong foundations built off trust, commitment, and emotional intimacy. It’s no surprise then that deterioration in one or more of these areas is often what brings couples to therapy. While deterioration in any of these areas is difficult and painful, degradation of trust is undoubtedly the most serious and difficult to… Read more
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To Control or Not to Control: Fear, Ego, & Exhaustion
As human beings, we have an innate desire to gain a sense of control over our lives. We go to great lengths to control our emotions, our relationships, our environments, our thoughts, and so on. We crave predictability and we scorn unexpected change. Even that friendly neighborhood “free spirit” who probably popped into your head… Read more
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“The One”: Thoughts on Soulmates from a Couples Therapist
Music, movies, and literature would have us believe that there is such a thing as “the one” for each of us. From Taylor Swift to Whitney Houston, we’re told time and time again by leaders of popular culture that the worthiest scavenger hunt we can partake in is the one that ends with us finding… Read more
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When Should We Start Couples Therapy? Advice From a Couples Therapist
There are many different beliefs about the function of marriage counseling. Unfortunately, many of those beliefs are flawed. Too often, couples come to therapy thinking that the therapist sitting across from them will be the magic bullet to “fix” their marriage. Or that going to counseling will help them prove that they are the “right” partner… Read more
Savanna Deiser Rowley, LCSW 