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If You’re Thinking of Leaving Your Spouse, Read This ….
By Doctor Becky • July 11, 2023Becky Whetstone, Ph.D. You’ve been unhappy in your relationship for a long time. You can taste the idea of freedom, focusing on… -
The Most Toxic Marriage Advice Ever Given: Ridiculously Misguided Relationship Phrases We Need to Stop Saying
By Doctor Becky • May 27, 2026My blood pressure rises whenever I hear this one, and yet it is one of the most common pieces of marriage and relationship advice out -
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Managed Separation: Why Most Trial Separations End in Divorce.
By Doctor Becky • May 23, 2026conditioned them to. It’s just what you do. Well, not anymore. Today I am crying, screaming, and yelling from the rooftops – tell yourself and -
The 8 Stages of Marriage.
By Doctor Becky • March 25, 2026Long-term marriages are not sustained by luck or compatibility alone. They are sustained by the ability to: • adapt to change • tolerate differences • -
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5 Invisible Signs a Marriage Is Dying (Most Couples Miss Them).
By Doctor Becky • March 15, 2026Most marriages don’t collapse overnight. Marriage therapist and crisis specialist Becky Whetstone explains the subtle signs a marriage is dying long before divorce is ever -
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Adult Bullying Is Abuse: Why Bullies Do What They Do — and How to Stop Them.
By Doctor Becky • March 10, 2026Enforce Consequences — Every Time This is the step people avoid — and the one bullies understand. Consequences may include disengagement, documentation, formal complaints, legal -
Donald Trump, King of the Dry Drunks.
By Doctor Becky • December 27, 2025And it Ain’t about the alcohol or lack thereof. by Becky Whetstone, Ph.D. LMFT, LPC In a world hungry for inside information… -
How to Complain to Your Partner Without Damaging Your Relationship.
By Doctor Becky • December 6, 2025People love to bitch, gripe, and complain, and most never learn how to do it in a way that can actually be heard. When I say heard, I mean -
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Is the Landmark Forum a Cult or one of the Greatest Personal Growth Seminars on the Planet?
By Doctor Becky • November 30, 2025It is with some trepidation that I reveal the third most significant influence in helping me grow and evolve: The Landmark Forum, a three-day intensive seminar dedicated -
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If You’re Afraid of Marriage Therapy, Read This First.
By Doctor Becky • November 30, 2025We Work For Your Marriage, Not Against Individuals. Some people refuse to go to marriage therapy, and they have their reasons, most… -
The Two Kinds of Change: One is Temporary, the Other Permanent.
By Doctor Becky • November 14, 2025Why Some Transformations Last — and Others Don’t Can people really change? That is the question so many of my clients have… -
It’s Time to Put Family Lawyers Out of Business.
By Doctor Becky • November 10, 2025You Don’t Need Them to Get a Divorce; There are Other Ways. For decades, I’ve watched family lawyers do the opposite of… -
Why Being Truthful and Honest is Seen as Brutal.
By Doctor Becky • August 21, 2025Clients Call Me Brutal, I Say My Style is Honest. Clients often comment in therapy sessions that I am brutally honest. Or…
