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Couples Therapy

Understanding the Five Love Languages and What Each Says About Your Spouse’s Emotional Needs

Everyone has the same core needs, but different people have different needs that go filled and unfulfilled. Therefore, every person has different deep and unmet needs. A person’s primary love languages are good indicators of their underlying emotional needs. This article will suggest the emotional needs communicated by each love language.

Lauren West June 27, 2023

Couples Therapy

5 Ways You Can Choose to Be Refined by Your Trials

Empathy is a powerful thing, it can literally change the world and the lives of those who are touched by it. Something that every person on Earth has in common is the desire to be loved, to be seen, and to feel understood. Humans thrive on connection, it’s in our nature, we need it to survive.

Lauren West May 15, 2023

Co-Parenting

The Creeping Zero of Expectations

Our expectations determine our level of satisfaction. The creeping zero is an unhealthy perspective people have for expectations. Take a look at the expectation scale

Rod Limb October 19, 2022

Anger Management

Expressing Emotions

Oftentimes, when I have couples come into my office, one of the individuals (and it’s usually the woman) is just going and going and talking

Rod Limb October 12, 2022

A woman drawing lines with upward slopes

Anger Management

Anger and Stress Management

Anger and Stress Management Anger sabotages relationships. It destroys the feeling of safety that is so key to communication, and it drives a wedge between

Rod Limb October 5, 2022

Couples Therapy

Midlife Crisis

As we grow and mature, at some point we all ask ourselves: “Am I doing well? Am I achieving my goals? Is my relationship what

Rod Limb September 28, 2022

A cold, water hand and a red, fire hand colliding

Anger Management

Changing States: Negative to Positive Mindsets

Let’s get into a chemistry mindset for a minute (and don’t worry, we’ll keep it simple; I’m challenged by chemistry too). Imagine we have one

Rod Limb September 21, 2022

Anxiety

Thoughts are just thoughts, and they come and go. The thoughts may be warnings, and warnings are natural and valid. But we experience anxiety when

Rod Limb September 14, 2022

A man holding a magnet that's pulling hearts toward it

Co-Parenting

Similarities and Differences in Relationships

How is it that “opposites attract” yet “birds of a feather flock together”? Are we supposed to be more different or more the same? Opposites

Rod Limb September 7, 2022

An animated man choosing which direction to go

Anger Management

Overcoming Negative Behaviors

Whether they’re Christian or not, many of my clients have appreciated the perspective from John 8:32: “And you shall know the truth, and the truth

Rod Limb August 31, 2022

Couples Therapy

Shake It Up with These Dating Ideas

One of the basic human needs we have is variety in life. But if you’ve been in a relationship for a long time, after a

Rod Limb August 24, 2022

Co-Parenting

14 Marriage Inventory Topics

While they’re dating, many couples discuss their relationship, ask important questions, and hold a type of inventory. But they often lose the habit after marriage.

Rod Limb August 17, 2022

A man sitting with his arm around a woman

Anger Management

Forgiveness

Forgiveness is a key element for peace, joy, and happiness in a relationship. Dr. Ted Morter studied forgiveness and how it affects the body. He

Rod Limb August 10, 2022

Co-Parenting

The Win-Win and Equal Partnership

How do you find unity and feel satisfaction when you and your partner have different goals? The answer may take some creativity, but it’s fairly

Rod Limb August 3, 2022

Behavioral Addiction

Feeling Out of Control

We often think that we’re out of control. But 99 million times out of one, when you’re enraged in the heat of the moment, even

Rod Limb July 27, 2022

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Understanding the Five Love Languages and What Each Says About Your Spouse’s Emotional Needs

5 Ways You Can Choose to Be Refined by Your Trials

The Creeping Zero of Expectations

Expressing Emotions

Anger and Stress Management

Midlife Crisis

Changing States: Negative to Positive Mindsets

Anxiety

Similarities and Differences in Relationships

Overcoming Negative Behaviors

Shake It Up with These Dating Ideas

14 Marriage Inventory Topics

Forgiveness

The Win-Win and Equal Partnership

Feeling Out of Control

Did you know?

Communicating Love now offers individual and group coaching/counseling via video conferencing.

Get the same life-changing help from the comfort of your own home.

1426 N. Carol St.

(208) 887-6283

rod@communicatinglove.com

Did you know?

Communicating Love now offers individual and group coaching/counseling via video conferencing. Get the same life-changing help from the comfort of your own home.

Communicating Love now offers individual and group coaching/counseling via video conferencing.

Get the same life-changing help from the comfort of your own home.