Can a Relationship Recover From Resentment?

Can a Relationship Recover From Resentment?
We often think offering empathy to our partner amid a disagreement amounts to admitting we are to blame. ChameleonsEye/Shutterstock
Nancy Colier
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As a relationship therapist, I am often asked, “What’s the biggest problem couples face?” The easy answers are money and sex, but neither would be exactly true, or at least not what I’ve observed in my office or in life.
The most common problem I see in intimate partnerships is, what I call, the battle for empathy.
Nancy Colier
Nancy Colier
Nancy Colier is a psychotherapist, interfaith minister, thought leader, public speaker, and the author of "Can't Stop Thinking: How to Let Go of Anxiety and Free Yourself from Obsessive Rumination,” “The Power of Off,” and the recently released “The Emotionally Exhausted Woman: Why You’re Depleted and How to Get What You Need” (November, 2022.)
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