The Hidden Costs of Chasing Perfection in Love

The Hidden Costs of Chasing Perfection in Love

We see them. 

The flawless Instagram relationships with fairy-tale endings of curated proposals and choreographed dances at weddings. Our IG/TikTok feeds are constantly flooded with images of couple goals, perfectly timed vacations, effortless communication, and partners who seem to meet every emotional need without fail. 

But is this reality?

No. I’m not a hater but I’ve seen how the neverending pursuit of a perfect love story can often leave many clients feeling disillusioned, disconnected, and unfulfilled in the relationships that they do have.

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Healing the Wounds of Childhood in Your Adult Relationships

Healing the Wounds of Childhood in Your Adult Relationships

The relationships you form in adulthood are often shaped by the experiences of your earliest bonds. Childhood, with its tender moments and unspoken lessons, lays the foundation for how you navigate intimacy, trust, and emotional connection. When these early experiences involve wounds—neglect, criticism, inconsistency, or trauma—they can subtly (or not-so-subtly) influence the way you relate to others as adults.

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What Does Love Really Mean? A Guide to Reframing the Concept Beyond Fairytales

What Does Love Really Mean? A Guide to Reframing the Concept Beyond Fairytales

Love usually is misunderstood. Framed by fairytale narratives and Hollywood glamorization, you might have grown up equating love with grand gestures, ideas of soulmates, and happily-ever-afters. In our non-Hollywood everyday lives, love is less about the fireworks and more about the quiet moments of connection, commitment, and care. As they say, ‘love is a verb’ let’s explore what that looks like.  

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Redefining Success During the Holiday Season: Setting Boundaries with Family Expectations

Redefining Success During the Holiday Season: Setting Boundaries with Family Expectations

The holiday season is often a time for you to connect with family and celebrate those familial connections with joy. However, for many of us, the holiday season can be a really stressful period, especially when it comes to the topic of family and setting healthy boundaries. In some households, setting boundaries may be really difficult. This season can challenge even the most centered among us as we navigate various struggles from your relatives’ expectations about how you “should” spend the holidays, subtle (or not so subtle) pressure to achieve certain milestones, or simply just old tensions resurfacing. This year, let’s redefine what success looks like during the holidays. It should not be based on meeting others' expectations but on staying true to ourselves.

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Entropy in Relationships — What is that?

Entropy in Relationships — What is that?

Entropy in relational dynamics can be understood as the gradual breakdown of a relationship over time, especially if there is no effort to maintain or nurture it. Just as physical systems naturally move toward greater disorder, relationships—whether personal or professional—can become more disorganized or dysfunctional unless energy is put into maintaining communication, connection, and mutual understanding

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The Perils of Summer Love: Love Bombing & Gaslighting

The Perils of Summer Love: Love Bombing & Gaslighting

I’ve been thinking about what it means to listen. Listening is a form of active engagement which I think is different from hearing. Hearing is physiological. Hearing is a passive and automatic sensory process. If we have the privilege to hear, we don’t control it. Listening is an active and intentional process. It involves paying conscious attention to the sounds we hear, interpreting them, and understanding their meaning. Listening requires focus, cognitive engagement, and often emotional involvement. It's a deliberate action that goes beyond mere auditory perception to include processing and comprehension. We don’t have to have the physiological function to hear in order to listen.

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