Gateway to Solutions Blog

Most couples don't lose intimacy all at once. It happens slowly, in the gaps between busy days, until one or both partners realize it's been a while since they felt truly close.

I don’t want to say it’s all in your head because that’s not fair. But those feelings are natural and all too common, especially when everyone around you seems more qualified, more competent, [...]

EMDR. Isn’t that the thing that erases your memory? My friend did EMDR, it was like hypnosis! EMDR *eye roll* that doesn’t work - there’s no evidence … I heard you have to talk about all your [...]

Navigating conversations with older men can be challenging, especially for young women. How can we address clear generational and cultural gaps when engaging with older men feels like a [...]

When a person experiences a trauma, the memory can often feel “stuck in time” because the way our brains store traumatic memories differs from the way our brains store normal, everyday memories. [...]

Loving someone has been described as one of the most powerful, grounding, and impactful experiences in life. It can feel like a partnership where both people grow, support each other, and build [...]

For many adults, aging family members and chronic illness prompt existential concerns about the future. A silent "countdown" can begin when witnessing a relative's decline. Family members may [...]

Two areas of treatment outside of trauma-informed care, in which EMDR can be just as effective, are phobias and addiction. Both situations may be in response to learned fears or negative [...]

The expression “Who wears the pants in your relationship?” gets at the question: who has the power, and whose voice has more weight than the other? What if neither of you shared the power in your [...]

For many adults, aging family members and chronic illness prompt existential concerns about the future. A silent "countdown" can begin when witnessing a relative's decline. Family members may [...]