“Communication”

Do your conversations feel life-sustaining? In today's blog, Dr. Tim Muehlhoff shares how your words can impart life and how this plays a significant role in building community.

What is emotional intimacy and how do we create it? Emotional intimacy is the confidence that one can be emotionally vulnerable and still find acceptance, understanding, and support. In today's episode, Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace share four key components of emotional intimacy: safety, longevity, affection, and communication.

Do you know the weight of your words? Words have the power to build someone up and tear someone down. How do you reclaim that power? In today's blog, Dr. Tim Muehlhoff explains how words can deeply impact people.

Do your friendships feel surface level? Is the fear of rejection holding you back? Today’s video answers your pressing questions on how to deepen your friendships.

How do you react to conversations about money? Do you run and hide from this difficult topic? In today's blog, Dr. Chris Grace reveals that arguments about money are often fueled by deeper feelings, and shares how to have conversations about money that are healthy, insightful, and bring you closer together!

Dear CMR,

One of our friends in our friend group is "too much." Very emotionally needy, talks about himself a lot, asks for advice but never takes it, and dates the wrong people. We don’t want to ”unfriend” him, but he’s driving us crazy! What should we do?

Signed,

Overwhelmed

Dropping your kid off at college, whether it is the first time or not, can be an emotional, scary, and exciting experience. But how do you process those feelings? In today's blog, Marriage and Family Therapist Willa Williams gives four insights on how to deal with your child leaving for college and moving forward with your own adventure.

Do you feel like your emotions control you or do you control your emotions? Emotions are complex and sometimes difficult to identify. But your emotions are important to building any intimate and healthy relationship. In today's episode, Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace talk through the need for identifying, labeling and understanding your emotions.