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Do People Really Just “Grow Apart”? Understanding Relationship Drift and Connection

Do People Really Just “Grow Apart”? Understanding Relationship Drift and Connection

by Jeff Packer | Aug 27, 2026 | Conflict, Family, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Separation & Divorce

Many people have heard the phrase, “We’ve grown apart,” during the end of a romantic relationship. It is a common explanation for a breakup, separation, or growing dissatisfaction between partners. But do people truly grow apart, or do relationships gradually become...
When Betrayal Feels Like Trauma: Why Discovering Infidelity Shakes Your Nervous System

When Betrayal Feels Like Trauma: Why Discovering Infidelity Shakes Your Nervous System

by Nicole Bolotenko | May 20, 2026 | Conflict, Infidelity, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Separation & Divorce, Trauma - PTSD

“Why Can’t I Just Get Over It?” After discovering infidelity, many people say the same thing: “I feel like I’m going crazy.” You might replay conversations, check your partner’s phone, or wake up with a racing heart. You may swing between numbness and panic, or feel...
After The Affair

After The Affair

by Nicole Bolotenko | May 22, 2025 | Anger Management, Change, Conflict, Crisis, Infidelity, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Separation & Divorce, Sexuality

by Janis Abrahms Spring How do you forgive your partner when they do not take responsibilities for their transgressions? (With this question we are taking the position that this may be a major transgression like an affair) Often we hear from clients that they feel the...

Hope From Separation and Divorce?

by Finding Solutions Together | May 3, 2025 | Anxiety, Change, Cooperative Parenting, Family, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Separation & Divorce

A Formidable Weapon Against Adversity… Hope I wouldn’t recommend a divorce as a pathway for personal growth, but this is exactly what happened to me. I was married for almost 10 years, and was abruptly separated after my wife decided to leave the marriage. While...
How Do We Rebuild After an Affair?

How Do We Rebuild After an Affair?

by Finding Solutions Together | Mar 5, 2025 | Change, Conflict, Crisis, Infidelity, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Problem-Solving, Separation & Divorce

Is the Impossible Truly Possible? The outcome hinges on our mindset. When lies and betrayal have taken over a relationship, it’s natural for couples to consider ending things. Often, this decision isn’t driven by a lack of love, but rather by the automatic...
Separation and Divorce: Should I leave? We have kids, what do I do?

Separation and Divorce: Should I leave? We have kids, what do I do?

by Finding Solutions Together | Feb 19, 2025 | Conflict, Family, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Separation & Divorce

So many people make this decision far too quickly and with minimal or biased information.  After working in the counselling field for over twenty years, I have grown increasingly “pro family.” We often hear the following two main thoughts about separating… “I might as...
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