In every thriving relationship, there are elements that support connection, understanding, and long-term happiness. As a relationship and sex therapist and coach for over 20 years, I often speak about this trifecta: Safety, Healthy Communication, and Intimacy.

Two weeks before the start of the New Year, Natalie sat down and listed everything she wanted to do in the AI program to achieve her goals.

Consider the rose. In grief, the blossom represents love, and then there are the thorns, representing the pain of loss.