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Dec 116 min read

Autumn’s Lesson: The Art of Letting Go

Change is difficult. Even when positive, change can bring a mix of excitement and anxiety. Sometimes the unknown nature of the outcome...

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What's your attachment style? And how can you use it to deal with conflict in your relationship.

Anna Lan, MHCI

Oct 285 min read

What's your attachment style? And how can you use it to deal with conflict in your relationship.

Communication is an essential part of every relationship and even in the strongest couples, conflicts are a natural and expected part of...

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Inside Out 2: Lovingly Managing All Emotions

Taylor Lee, MHCI

Sep 127 min read

Inside Out 2: Lovingly Managing All Emotions

1, 2, 3: Read on for one therapist-in-training’s take on Inside Out 2, featuring three tools to tackle our wonderful...

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Navigating Relationship Challenges During Spring Cleaning: Therapist-approved Tips for Handling Disagreements with Your Partner

Emily Cea

Apr 196 min read

Navigating Relationship Challenges During Spring Cleaning: Therapist-approved Tips for Handling Disagreements with Your Partner

Spring has sprung and if you're starting to clean and organize, but if you can't seem to find common ground with the person you live...

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8 Secret Messages Behind Your Procrastination

Landis Bejar, LMHC, LCP

Apr 179 min read

8 Secret Messages Behind Your Procrastination

A few more notes on the procrastination themes from our April newsletter. If AisleTalk has been in existence for 6 years, I have been...

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Farzana Rahman, LMHC

Jul 13, 20224 min read

Benefits of Premarital Counseling

As we continue to decrease the stigma surrounding therapy and counseling, premarital counseling may be becoming more of a norm for...

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Farzana Rahman, LMHC

Jun 13, 20226 min read

Trauma Bonding in Friendships

As people reach their 20s and 30s, they may be thinking deeply about their social circle. Who belongs in my life? Who do I think about...

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Why is being in an intercultural or interfaith relationship so hard?

Farzana Rahman, LMHC

Mar 4, 20225 min read

Why is being in an intercultural or interfaith relationship so hard?

On social media, people are enamored by photos of intercultural, interracial, or interfaith couples. People often comment on how...

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Farzana Rahman, LMHC

Oct 1, 20214 min read

Which Do You Feel: Guilt or Shame?

A therapist’s guide on differentiating between the two One of the common phrases I hear within my sessions is, “I feel guilty.” Often...

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6 Ways to Cope with Constantly Changing COVID Wedding Planning

Landis Bejar, LMHC, LCP

Sep 3, 20215 min read

6 Ways to Cope with Constantly Changing COVID Wedding Planning

With variants and cases on the rise, how can engaged couples stay sane when it feels like everything we’re right back where we were a...

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A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents with Kids Getting Married

Aleigh Huston-Lyons

Jun 24, 20217 min read

A Step-by-Step Guide for Parents with Kids Getting Married

Find this information and more on the May 30, 2021 episode of Bite Your Tongue: The Podcast called Whose Wedding Is it Anyway? So, your...

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The Productivity Monster Vs. Pandemic Paralysis

Aleigh Huston-Lyons

May 28, 20214 min read

The Productivity Monster Vs. Pandemic Paralysis

Remember those early months of the pandemic, when — in the midst of cavernous uncertainty and heart-stabbing grief — we began to see our...

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Farzana Rahman, LMHC

Jun 22, 20204 min read

South Asians for Black Lives

A South Asian-American Therapist's Thoughts on Being an Ally The past month has brought forward many mixed emotions. Hopelessness. Anger....

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What it means to "grieve" a postponed or cancelled wedding

Landis Bejar, LMHC, LCP

Apr 24, 20203 min read

What it means to "grieve" a postponed or cancelled wedding

First things first: Why is this even important? The first thing we need to talk about is the importance of acknowledging all feelings in...

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The Exquisite Pain of Covid Cancellations

Aleigh Huston-Lyons

Apr 23, 20203 min read

The Exquisite Pain of Covid Cancellations

AisleTalk Associate Therapist Aleigh Huston-Lyons writes about the experience of cancelling her wedding amid the Covid-19 pandemic...

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Self-Care Lessons from a Bridal Therapist

Landis Bejar, LMHC, LCP

May 8, 20195 min read

Self-Care Lessons from a Bridal Therapist

Self-care is popping up all over the place lately – everywhere from our newsfeeds to our social calendar; our board meetings to our...

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Therapy Theme no. 101: Defending something you never intended to defend.

Landis Bejar, LMHC, LCP

Mar 12, 20195 min read

Therapy Theme no. 101: Defending something you never intended to defend.

Somewhere in the second year of my long-term relationship with the person who would later become my husband, his desires around the idea...

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Landis Bejar, LMHC, LCP

Feb 20, 20194 min read

Couples therapy? Tell me more...

Lots of people have been asking me what couples therapy is all about lately. I wanted to share this piece I wrote for My Wellbeing* that...

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9 Things Everyone Should Know When You’re Going Wedding Dress Shopping

Landis Bejar, LMHC, LCP

Nov 29, 20185 min read

9 Things Everyone Should Know When You’re Going Wedding Dress Shopping

Getting ready to hit the wedding dress salon for the most special outfit you’ll ever buy? Joining a bride who’s ready to #SYTTD?! Yay!...

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Wedding planning is stressful, let’s talk about it:
The Birth of AisleTalk

Landis Bejar, LMHC, LCP

Oct 17, 20183 min read

Wedding planning is stressful, let’s talk about it: The Birth of AisleTalk

When planning a wedding, brides (AND GROOMS) go through A LOT that no one warned them about. Do you know how I know? I went through it...

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