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Strengthening Emotional Intimacy in Your Relationship
Dr. Butch Losey Emotional intimacy is a deep sense of connection and trust between you and your partner. It involves being able to share...
Dr. Butch Losey
Apr 18, 20234 min read
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Watch Porn to Screw Up your Brain and Screw Up Your Relationship
Dr. Butch Losey Watch Porn to Screw Up Your Brain The changes in the brain due to porn viewing are varied and complex. Changes in reward...
Dr. Butch Losey
Dec 26, 20227 min read
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Navigating Difficult Conversations with Your Partner
Dr. Butch Losey Discussing difficult topics with your partner can be challenging, but it's an important part of maintaining a healthy and...
Dr. Butch Losey
Dec 19, 20223 min read
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The Problem with Sharing Emotional Intimacy with Someone Other Than Your Partner
Sharing emotional intimacy with someone other than your partner can be considered a form of infidelity. This is because emotional...
Dr. Butch Losey
Dec 13, 20222 min read
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How to Offer a True Apology to Your Partner
Dr. Butch Losey Author of Managing the Aftermath of Infidelity As human beings, we all make mistakes. Sometimes, those mistakes hurt...
Dr. Butch Losey
Dec 12, 20222 min read
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Managing Stalking by the Affair Partner's Spouse
Dr. Butch Losey Author of Managing the Aftermath of Infidelity It is bad enough that the affair has rocked your relationship. Now you...
Dr. Butch Losey
Oct 26, 20225 min read
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Drawing the Line: Changing Boundaries with Your Partner
Dr. Butch Losey Author of Managing the Aftermath of Infidelity There is no quick fix to adjusting boundaries in a relationship. When...
Dr. Butch Losey
Oct 25, 20226 min read
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Knowing your Couples Therapist: Disclosure of the Therapist
Maybe you are sitting in the therapy office week after week and yet you know very little about the personal world of your therapist....
Dr. Butch Losey
Jul 22, 20223 min read
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Change Your Approach to Change Your Partner
Recently, I took out an old copy of the well-known book How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. The book has the...
Dr. Butch Losey
Dec 26, 20203 min read
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When your Spouse Argues it was not an Affair
Dr. Butch Losey Author of Managing the Aftermath of Infidelity Therapists recognize that there is an accepted definition of infidelity....
Dr. Butch Losey
Feb 3, 20202 min read
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Be a "Healing Presence" for Your Partner
Intimate relationships can be a healing place. Moments of tension, stress and conflict in your relationship can actually be times for...
Dr. Butch Losey
May 21, 20192 min read
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"Stop it". The Couples Therapist Frustrated Response and What He/She Really Means
It's a story that I have heard before. In a previous session, a therapist has taught the couple to make "I" statements or some other...
Dr. Butch Losey
Sep 1, 20183 min read
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The Intentional Use of Silence and Self in Conflict Communication
When I think of couples in conflict, I certainly think about how I can help the couple in therapy structure their conversation in...
Dr. Butch Losey
May 17, 20183 min read
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The Potential Dangers in Talking with Friends and Family about your Partner's Affair
Dr. Butch Losey Author of Managing the Aftermath of Infidelity As I write this article, I am aware that I will probably sound like an...
Dr. Butch Losey
Mar 6, 20185 min read
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Pornography: The Third Partner in Your Relationship
You have felt for a while now that your partner is less intimate with you, less engaged, maybe a bit more distracted and you wonder if he...
Dr. Butch Losey
Dec 17, 20172 min read
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Three Basic Strategies to Strengthen Commitment
Dr. Butch Losey Author of Managing the Aftermath of Infidelity The simple truth is that every couple gets busy. Personal pursuits,...
Dr. Butch Losey
Dec 8, 20173 min read
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Managing the Intrusive Thinking Associated with Your Partner's Affair
Dr. Butch Losey Author of Managing the Aftermath of Infidelity Here are some thoughts about managing intrusive thinking. It is one of the...
Dr. Butch Losey
Nov 10, 20175 min read
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10 Characteristics of a Trusting Partner
Dr. Butch Losey Author of Managing the Aftermath of Infidelity Trust is not an end point or a commodity in a relationship. It is a way of...
Dr. Butch Losey
Oct 14, 20173 min read
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Lying About the Affair: What Men Need to Know About Emotional and Sexual Infidelity
Dr. Butch Losey Author of Managing the Aftermath of Infidelity It is not uncommon for couples to come to therapy distinguishing between...
Dr. Butch Losey
Sep 9, 20175 min read
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Helping Your Partner Following Your Affair: Using Compassionate Response to Manage Triggering Events
Dr. Butch Losey Author of Managing the Aftermath of Infidelity As a couple's therapist working with couples recovering from infidelity, I...
Dr. Butch Losey
Sep 3, 20173 min read
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