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How to Survive Loneliness and Make Sure Your Relationships Withstand the Turbulence of the Holiday Season

November 2, 2021

Holidays and mental health, Mental Health, Relationship, Relationship Tips by Montrella Cowan, Your Health is Linked to Your Wealth

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Healthy Families, Healthy Start It’s the holiday season, and with it comes a mix of feelings from loneliness and frustration to happiness and love. We experience all of these emotions,…

Your Relationship Should Not Be Scary Like Halloween

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Talk About the “S” Word: Schooling Parents On Talking with Their Youth About Suicide

If you are like me, with a teenager -son or daughter- you may feel you’ve been doing your best by protecting them from the pandemic, keeping them safe from civil…

The True Cost of Divorce – From a Couples Coach

There is nothing more heartbreaking than seeing a married couple throw in the towel. It happens a lot. We’ve all heard the stats – almost 50 percent of marriages end…

Keeping the “Sexy” in Your Relationship

How important is it for couples to keep the “sexy” in their relationship? It’s absolutely, positively one of the most important ingredients to keep the heat and spice in your…

3 Tips For A Successful Relationship

Finding someone to be in a relationship with is the easy part. Keeping it is the hard part. Relationships aren’t always a fairytale. In the real world. It’s like a…

Montrella’s Movie of the Month – A Star is Born

Did you catch the Oscars last week? A Star is Born, got some love by winning Best Original Song for “Shallow.” Much deserved. As a therapist and couple’s coach, I…

Are You Ready For A Real Relationship?

This is the question that we are going to focus on today. But how do we answer it? I assume that you already have a vision of how you would…

5 Dating Deal Breakers – From a Forgiving Therapist

We all have likes and dislikes, it’s what makes us human. And naturally, the older we get, those preferences become more solidified. So, in the dating game, it’s not unusual…

How to Take the Cliche Out of Valentine’s Day: For couples who cringe at this commercial holiday

You MIGHT have noticed from all the rows of heart-shaped chocolate, mass-produced red roses, and cards full of watered-down love poems, that Hallmark’s Cupid is in the air. As authentic…