One of the most painful experiences in a relationship is knowing that you love each other, yet somehow no longer feeling connected. You may still care deeply. You may have built a home, raised children, weathered difficult years and shared parts of yourselves that nobody else knows. And yet conversations turn into arguments. Affection becomes

Couples with relationships on life support sometimes ask us if there is any sense in hoping that their marriages can ever be saved. To these couples, we reply that when the world says give up, hope says try one more time.

Our emotions carry important signals and information about everything from love to survival.  Emotions guide all our relationships, and in turn our relationships are shaped by our emotional experiences.   The importance of relationships, all the way from infancy to adulthood, was highlighted by John Bowlby in his attachment theory work.  John said that attachment