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...
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Dr. Butch Losey
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managing the crisis of infidelity,
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Dr. Butch Losey
- Dec 26, 2022
- 7 min
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...
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Dr. Butch Losey
- Dec 19, 2022
- 3 min
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...
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Dr. Butch Losey
- Dec 13, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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Dr. Butch Losey
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
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...
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Dr. Butch Losey
- Oct 26, 2022
- 5 min
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...
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Dr. Butch Losey
- Oct 25, 2022
- 6 min
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...
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Dr. Butch Losey
- Jul 22, 2022
- 3 min
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....
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Dr. Butch Losey
- Dec 27, 2020
- 3 min
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...
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Dr. Butch Losey
- Feb 3, 2020
- 2 min
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....
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Dr. Butch Losey
- May 21, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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Dr. Butch Losey
- Sep 2, 2018
- 3 min
"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...
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Dr. Butch Losey
- May 18, 2018
- 3 min
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...
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Dr. Butch Losey
- Mar 6, 2018
- 5 min
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...
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Dr. Butch Losey
- Dec 18, 2017
- 2 min
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...
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Dr. Butch Losey
- Dec 9, 2017
- 3 min
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,...
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Dr. Butch Losey
- Nov 10, 2017
- 5 min
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...
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Dr. Butch Losey
- Oct 15, 2017
- 3 min
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...
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Dr. Butch Losey
- Sep 10, 2017
- 5 min
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...
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Dr. Butch Losey
- Sep 3, 2017
- 3 min
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...
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