Healthy Marriage During Pregnancy

by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Feb 22, 2022 | anxiety, Blog, couples, couples counseling, group, love, marriage, pregnancy

Mood Swings During Pregnancy Are Common One big reason for pregnancy mood swings is a women’s rapidly changing hormones, specifically estrogen and progesterone. Estrogen, associated with serotonin, levels soar during the first trimester and can cause emotional...

FALL BACK in LOVE!! FALL is the perfect time to upgrade your relationship.

by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Oct 19, 2021 | couples, couples counseling, divorce, fall, love, marriage, mediation, self-care, Uncategorized

FALL BACK IN LOVE…READ MORE TO LEARN HOW The leaves are changing, the air is crisp, the aroma of pumpkin latte’s and pumpkin everything else is cropping up all around you. There may be a feeling of warmth and festivity in the air as the seasons change, so why...

Gray Divorce

by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Aug 26, 2021 | Blog, couples, divorce, mediation

Divorce can be hard and have a negative impact. But the same can be said for staying in a long-term bad marriage. Over the last 20 years divorce rates have been declining. A striking contrast to this trend is a phenomenon known as the “Gray Divorce.” Gray divorce...

Communicate, Communicate some more, And Now Again!

by Marina Edelman, LMFT | May 2, 2021 | couples, marriage

Communicate, Communicate some more, And Now Again! I never meet couples in my practice who over communicate. Instead I meet couples who make wrong assumptions about one another, stonewall and say things like “what’s the point” or “nothing I say matters”, fight to win....

February is here! Love is in the air!

by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Feb 4, 2021 | couples, marriage

VALENTINES DAY! Thinking outside of the heart shaped box. Finally, February is here! Love is in the air; romance is nearly in full bloom as the most romantic holiday of the year is quickly approaching. It’s no secret, as local drug store aisles are bursting with pink...

Benefit of the Doubt is One of the Most Powerful Tools

by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Jul 9, 2020 | couples, divorce, marriage

So you have been with your spouse for quite a while, it’s normal to assume you know how they will act, think, or even feel in a specific situation. But how well do you really know your partner? Take the Gottman quiz to find out. More often than not, acting like...