Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC It's been a while since you and your partner truly felt emotionally close and understood by one another. You have tried to get back to the place you want to be as a couple, but it feels so hard. It feels like there is this missing piece, that you can't quite name. It might feel like it is related to communication because you don't feel heard and your partner doesn't either. But despite trying all of the communication tips and making more tim

Written By Ashley Gray, LCSW, MFTC It is painful to come to the conclusion that it is time to go your separate ways. What can be even harder is figuring out the right way to do it. How do you split up in a way that prevents you from becoming enemies, yet prevents becoming so friendly that you board the on-again-off-again relationship roller coaster? It is tricky territory to navigate. Of course you want to be kind. You two had a connection. You want to honor what you had, the