How Practical Neuroscience Can Aid In Relationship Communication

October 27, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

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Do you often wonder about why you and your partner have so much difficulty communicating? Do you feel frustrated and defeated because you and your partner just can’t seem to talk about anything of substance in the relationship? Do you often argue about things that seem relatively trivial? If you answered, yes to any of these questions, then I urge you to read all about what practical neuroscience has to say about what can help you in your partnership.

Financial Infidelity: How To Spot It And What To Do About It

October 17, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

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Does your partner tend to make major financial decisions without consulting you? Have you walked away from asking questions about your family finances feeling bad about even asking in the first place? Have you caught your partner lying about expenditures they have made, and on multiple occasions? If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions you may be dealing with financial infidelity, so please read on.

How to Feel More Gratitude

October 10, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

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Do you struggle with feeling grateful despite trying to practice appreciation in your life? Do you sometimes envy others who seem to embody a spirit of thankfulness that you feel you lack? Have you given up on thankfulness altogether because it seems like it’s just a waste of time? Read on if you answered yes to any of the above questions, as this offering may help you have a breakthrough as it did for me.

Why Relationship Check-ins Are Essential

October 7, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

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Do you feel a sense of persistent disconnection with your partner? Do you realize that there are numerous issues that you and your spouse need to address that you can’t seem to ever get around to? Do you and your partner have financial stress and strain that you can’t resolve together? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then you need to read on to help your relationship.

How Trauma Traps the Nervous System and Ways to Reset It

October 1, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

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Do you find yourself thinking about the same old negative crap day in and day out? Do you feel overtaken by feelings of dread, fear, or remorse? Do you wonder if you can ever break free from this vicious cycle you seem trapped in? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you may be trapped by trauma.

Parenting Styles Can Help or Hinder Your Relationship

September 22, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

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Do you and your partner have opposite approaches to parenting your children? Do you find that you are harboring resentment towards how your partner treats your children differently from the way you do? Do you sometimes get into arguments about how you are parenting your children with your spouse? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then your parenting styles could be driving a wedge into your partnership.

How Creative Hobbies Aid in Trauma Recovery

September 17, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

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Do you suffer from trauma and think of yourself as a non-artistic person? Do you keep getting caught in the same negative thought loops and struggle to break free from them? Do you suffer from intrusive thoughts and/or feelings and struggle to escape them? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then I urge you to read about some things you can do to help your overall situation.

4 Tripwires for Infidelity

September 8, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

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Has your marriage or relationship recently experienced infidelity of some sort? Do you find yourself struggling to trust your partner no matter what they say? Are you tempted to stray and cheat on your partner because of current circumstances you find yourself in? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you very well may find something to help in this week's page on the topic.

Decision-making, Risk-taking, and the Trauma Twist

August 29, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

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Do you suffer from trauma and wonder why you do some of the things that you do? Do you feel like you are either inhibited from risk-taking, or completely given over to it? Do you feel like your decision-making is entirely out of habit or routine instead of the particular circumstances of the situation? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then you are definitely having your choices affected by the trauma twist, so read on.

4 Reasons Mankeeping is Bad for You

August 18, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

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Do you ever find yourself feeling tired from having to meet most or all of your male relationship partners' needs in the relationship? Do you feel like there is an imbalance as far as who’s taking care of the emotional part of your relationship too? Do you sometimes wish you weren’t so busy attending to other people‘s needs in your relationship? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you may be engaging in the practice of mankeeping and would do well to read on.

5 Cutting Edge Conflict Resolution Strategies

August 4, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

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Do you find that you and your partner just keep butting heads no matter what you seem to try? Do you wind up feeling totally frustrated at how you and your partner can't seem to get anywhere in resolving your differences? If you answer yes to either of these questions, then do read on for strategies that can help in your relationship.

How Therapy Can Help the Dissociation Disconnection Effect

July 22, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

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Do you sometimes find yourself feeling cut off from others and the world? Do you sometimes just find that you “space out“ for no apparent reason? Do you ever feel sometimes like you’re not completely in your body for one reason or another? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then you experience some degree of dissociation and would do well to read further.

Why An AI Girlfriend is a Mirage

July 7, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

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Do you sometimes think that an AI girlfriend would be the solution to your problems with loneliness? Do you feel that a Chatbot alternative to your current relationship will somehow magically make you happy? Do you tend to look to media or digital distractions to fill a void in your life? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then I urge you to read today’s offering.

The Conflict Avoidance Void and How to Start Breaking Free of It

June 25, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

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Do you and your partner get caught up in a dance of avoiding touchy topics? Do you find yourselves sitting in stony silence with each other instead of actually talking about things that matter? Do you find yourself wishing you could bring things up, but always wind up opting to wait for a “better“ time to talk to your partner? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then you really would benefit from reading today’s blog.

The Movie Thunderbolts and How It Relates to Trauma Recovery

June 11, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

Do you have trauma and feel like often that no one understands what you are going through? Do you often wish you had a support network that could help you recover from trauma in your past? If you answer yes to either of these two questions then I have some things to share with you in my review of the movie Thunderbolts and what it says about trauma recovery.

The Trap of Gender Role Expectations in Couples Counseling

May 23, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

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Do you sometimes get caught up in thinking that there are certain things you think you “should“ do in your relationship just because of your gender identity? Do you often think that there are certain things that your partner should or should not do because of their gender role identity in the relationship? Do you judge yourself harshly when you don’t measure up to these gender role expectations, or judge your partner for that also? If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then this blog post is for you!

How a Digital Detox Can Support Trauma Recovery

May 6, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

Do you sometimes find yourself engaged in doom scrolling for no apparent reason? Do you feel glued to your cell phone, computer, or other viewing screen much or most of the time? Do you feel unable to break away from watching things mindlessly on your cell phone or other electronic device? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then you may need to consider a digital detox, so I encourage you to read on!

Why Trust Needs Constant Nurturing in Long-Term Relationships

April 21, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

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Do you struggle with feeling somehow distant from your partner in your primary relationship? Do you sometimes wonder if your partner still loves you? Do you sometimes wonder if your partner has your best interest at heart? If you answered yes to at least two of these questions then you would do well to read on!

How Journaling Can Help With Trauma

April 7, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

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Are you someone who tends to keep thinking about the same difficult memories or experiences over and over again and can’t seem to stop it? Do these thoughts tend to almost come out of nowhere when you get stricken with them? Do you feel trapped by your negative thoughts and feelings about past experiences and can’t seem to shake them? If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, then I encourage you to read on to find out how journaling can possibly help you with your own trauma.

Shared Values and Their Impact on Long-Term Relationship Success

March 24, 2025 Scott Kampschaefer

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Have you ever wondered about whether your partner puts importance on the same things that you do? Do you ever feel like you and your relationship partner are pulling in opposite directions in the relationship? Do you feel like your attraction to your partner is at odds with the reasons that you’re in the relationship in the first place? If you answered yes to one of these questions, then I urge you to read on, as this blog post is for you!