Should I Stay or Should I Go? How to Know When a Relationship No Longer Serves You
One of the Hardest Questions You’ll Ever Ask “Should I stay or should I go?” This is one of the most painful and confusing questions people bring into therapy. You may love your partner, share history, or hope things will improve, yet still feel emotionally drained, unsafe, or deeply unhappy. At LifeWorks Mental Health Counseling Practice PLLC , we work with individuals and couples navigating this exact crossroads. Our goal is not to tell you what to do, but to help you gain
Healing Trust After Betrayal: How the Attachment Injury Repair Model (AIRM) Helps Couples Reconnect
What Is an Attachment Injury? When trust is broken in a relationship, the emotional wound can feel overwhelming. Research from Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) describes these moments as attachment injuries . These injuries happen when one partner desperately needs emotional support, and the other is unavailable, dismissive, unfaithful, or even hurtful. Common attachment injuries include: Infidelity or emotional affairs Significant lies or hidden behaviors A betrayal of vuln
