by Michael Brown, MSC, LMFT | Aug 16, 2024 | Couples Therapy, Marriage and Family Therapy, Uncategorized
Why do you fight the way you do? Where do your beliefs about conflict come from? What’s your “fighting style,” and how does it mesh (or not) with your partner’s? Research has shown that there are three possible “conflict styles” within a healthy partnership: avoiding,... by Michael Brown, MSC, LMFT | Sep 1, 2023 | Couples Therapy, Marriage and Family Therapy, Uncategorized
Do you find yourself locked in battles with your spouse or partner where one must lose for the other to win? If so, you are probably caught in a zero-sum game. The zero-sum game is probably the best-known game theory concept. In such a contest, each side wants to... by Michael Brown, MSC, LMFT | Mar 16, 2023 | Couples Therapy, Marriage and Family Therapy
Break the Pursuer-Distancer Pattern Michael Brown, MSC, LMFT Jill wants more emotional connection and quality time with Jack. She also wants him to be more involved with the children and the household responsibilities. Jack feels overwhelmed by work, finances, and the... by Michael Brown, MSC, LMFT | Oct 18, 2022 | blog, Couples Therapy, Gottman Method, Marriage and Family Therapy
Pro-choice or pro-life? Pro-gun control or pro-gun rights? LGBTQIA-affirming or denying? Pro-immigration or anti-immigration? Left or right? Liberal or Conservative? Democrat or Republican? Why are we so divided by moral and political issues? To understand why, we...