Author: Deborah Richelieu, LMFT
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Is It Time to Reconnect? The Benefits of a 4-Hour Couples Therapy Intensive After a Difficult Season
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Marriage can quietly drift. Not always because of one dramatic event, but because life keeps demanding more. A new job stretches your schedule. Parenting challenges leave you emotionally exhausted. A difficult season creates distance. Conversations become practical instead of personal. You love each other, but you may feel more like…
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What 14 Years of Marriage Taught Us: 14 Lessons That Changed Our Relationship
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After 14 years of marriage, we’ve learned that lasting love isn’t built on perfection love is built on growth, grace, faith, and choosing each other every day. Marriage has challenged us, refined us, and taught us lessons we couldn’t have learned any other way. Here are 14 truths that have…
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Before the Year Ends: A Relationship Check-In for Couples
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As the year comes to a close, many couples find themselves asking, “Where did the time go?” Between work, family, stress, celebrations, and survival mode, relationships often take the back seat—unintentionally. Before you step into 2026, consider pressing pause together. Not to criticize. Not to relive every hard moment. But…
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5 Steps to Overcoming Heartbreak
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Through an Attachment and Faith-Based Lens Heartbreak can feel like your world suddenly lost its rhythm — the songs, the memories, even the quiet moments feel heavier than before. But here’s the truth: you’re not broken. You’re human. And the ache you feel is evidence that you once loved deeply —…
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The Emotional Reset Every Couple Needs Before the New Year (Don’t Miss This Event!)
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If you and your partner have been saying,“We need to reconnect…”“We should get back into therapy…”“We’ve been off lately…”but life keeps life-ing, this message is for you. Waiting until “things get bad” is the #1 reason marriages struggle unnecessarily. So this year, I’m making it easy for you to reset,…
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The Relationship Reset Every Couple Needs: A Weekly Gratitude Practice
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Last night my husband and I emptied our gratitude jar — and to our surprise, we found notes all the way from 2022 and 2023. 🥹 Gratitude has always been important to us, but this year… it hit different. We’ve grieved deeply in the past twelve months. And when you’re…
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Navigating PCOS as a Wife and Therapist: A Personal Post
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Finding Support Through Grief and Infertility: My Journey with Filling Empty Wombs (FEW) Last year, as I navigated my own grief and dealt with the emotional and physical challenges of multiple doctors’ appointments, I found a much-needed source of support: the infertility support group called Filling Empty Wombs (FEW). This…
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Rebuilding Trust After Betrayal in Marriage: A Couple’s Therapist Perspective
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Betrayal, whether emotional or physical, is deeply painful and can feel like the rug has been pulled out from under your marriage. It shakes the trust you’ve built together and leaves both partners uncertain about what the future holds. As a therapist, I’ve seen how hard it is for couples…
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Handle With Care: How You Deliver Your Words Matters
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Think about it this way: When a delivery driver brings a fragile package to your door, they handle it with care to make sure it arrives safely and undamaged. They don’t toss it over the fence or drop it on the porch from waist height. They place it gently, making…
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Why Your Individual Peace Matters in Our Partnership
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By a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who’s seen a few things Let me lovingly say this: You are not your partner’s Savior. Yes, I know you love them. Yes, you vowed to show up “for better or worse.” But even Jesus took time to rest, and so should you.…