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How Close Is Too Close? Finding the Balance in Relationships Between Togetherness and Individuality
Many people grow up believing that love means sharing everything. Doing everything together. Spending all of your time together. But healthy relationships need both togetherness and individuality. Psychologist Dr. David Schnarch referred to this balance as differentiation or the ability to stay emotionally connected to your partner while still maintaining a clear sense of self. Understanding this balance can help couples feel both secure and free within their relationship. S
Andrea Horowitz, LMHC
1 day ago3 min read


Cleaning Out Old Patterns: Understanding Roles, Resentments, and Repeating Conflicts in Relationships
Have you ever felt like you’re having the same argument over and over again, just with different details? Often, it isn’t the situation itself that keeps causing conflict. It’s the pattern underneath it. Old roles and resentments can quietly run within a relationship, shaping how partners react to one another without even realizing it. Understanding these old patterns in relationships is an important first step toward creating change. What Are Old Patterns in Relationships?
Andrea Horowitz, LMHC
Apr 93 min read


Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor
The body and its workings have always been a fascinating subject for me. The fact that we have the physical coordination we do, along with our intellectual abilities and the relational aspects of our minds, is truly astounding. This book explores an often overlooked aspect of our health: breathing. As a therapist, I have learned about the power of breath to help regulate our nervous systems. Breathing occupies a unique place in the body because it is both automatic (you don’
Andrea Horowitz, LMHC
Apr 24 min read


Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving by Celeste Headlee
Wandering through Sherman’s Bookstore in Bar Harbor, ME (one of my absolute favorite indie bookstores!), I wasn’t really looking to buy anything — or at least that’s what I told myself. I was absorbing the atmosphere and watching my daughter hunt for her next good read. This book caught my eye , so I gave it a quick perusal and then added it to my daughter’s pile for checkout. Sherman’s has never let me down, and it didn’t this time either. Who is this book for? This is anoth
Andrea Horowitz, LMHC
Mar 264 min read
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