The SC Blog: New Essays every Month

All essays found here were written by Starobin Counseling staff.

Intelligence? Lots, and none of it’s artificial!

Wired to Feel Everything: Dating, Intensity, Rejection & Connection
resilience, self-regulation, neurodiversity, trauma, relationships, neurodiverse relationships, aut, #ADHD Eva Crawford, LCSW-C resilience, self-regulation, neurodiversity, trauma, relationships, neurodiverse relationships, aut, #ADHD Eva Crawford, LCSW-C

Wired to Feel Everything: Dating, Intensity, Rejection & Connection

Dating with a differently wired brain (due to neurodivergence, trauma or both) is a different experience. A good first date can spiral into intense affection. A slow text reply can feel like rejection. Eva Crawford, LCSW-C, explains what’s happening in your brain & nervous system and how to manage.

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Why Repair Is The Missing Skill Your Relationship Needs
relationships, Relational Living, Empathy, Relational Life Therapy, stress, repair, neurodiverse relationships Valerie Kolick, MA, RLT Certified Relationship Coach relationships, Relational Living, Empathy, Relational Life Therapy, stress, repair, neurodiverse relationships Valerie Kolick, MA, RLT Certified Relationship Coach

Why Repair Is The Missing Skill Your Relationship Needs

When conflict hits, it’s possible to stop the three-hour postgame, the rug-sweep, and the cold silence. Certified Relationship Coach Valerie Kolick, MA, explains how to use Terry Real’s Relational Life Therapy (RLT) 4-step Feedback Wheel to repair and reconnect in minutes.

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Infertility and Perinatal Loss: How It Affects Your Marriage and Why We Need to Break the Silence
grief, Pregnancy, pregnancy and lnfant loss, therapy, relationships Valerie Kolick, MA, RLT Certified Relationship Coach grief, Pregnancy, pregnancy and lnfant loss, therapy, relationships Valerie Kolick, MA, RLT Certified Relationship Coach

Infertility and Perinatal Loss: How It Affects Your Marriage and Why We Need to Break the Silence

One in four pregnancies end in loss. One in eight couples face fertility struggles.  Infertility and loss don’t just break hearts. They quietly reshape marriages.  Grief shows up differently for each partner, creating silence and distance. Healing begins when people face the pain together, not alone.

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