Heart Condition Relationships Articles
Chronic Communication at Home: Ask, Don’t Accuse
By Dr GaryCA No CommentsWhy did your partner do THAT? Dr. Gary explains how to replace hurtful assumptions with understanding and support.
Chronic Communication at Home: What We Do That Hurts Our Partner
By Dr GaryCA No CommentsDr. Gary tells how to prevent hurt feelings—and how to heal a hurt in your relationship.
Chronic Communication at Home: Where Is All That Negativity Coming From?
By Dr GaryCA No CommentsDr. Gary tells how to prevent a negative attitude from poisoning your relationship.
Your Dating Life: Is Your Chronic Condition Keeping You in a Bad Relationship?
By Dr GaryCA No CommentsDr. Gary shows you how to find a romantic partner who gives you support—and walk away from one who doesn’t.
Chronic Communication at Home: Why Is It So Hard to Apologize?
By Dr GaryCA No CommentsDr. Gary has tips to help you say those healing words, “I’m sorry.”
Chronic Communication at Home: Are You Withholding From Your Partner?
By Dr GaryCA No CommentsDr. Gary explains why holding back love and support happens—and how to draw closer to your companion instead.
Why Do I Feel Like Your Offer of Friendship Is Charity?
By Dr GaryCA No CommentsDr. Gary names seven ways to choose friends who see beyond your chronic condition and treat you as an equal.
Chronic Communication at Home: Are You Asking Too Much of Your Partner?
By Dr GaryCA No CommentsDr. Gary names six simple ways to take better care of the person who’s taking care of you.
Chronic Communication at Home: Your Relationship and the Need for Validation
By Dr GaryCA No CommentsFeeling unappreciated? Dr. Gary's tips can help you get the recognition you deserve.
Chronic Communication at Home: How Can I Help You Be More Emotional?
By Dr GaryCA 1 CommentIf you or your partner has a hard time expressing feelings, Dr. Gary's tips can help.
Chronic Communication at Home: The Importance of Shared Meals
By Dr GaryCA No CommentsDr. Gary tells how to use mealtime to enhance togetherness and support between you and your loved ones.
Chronic Communication at Home: How Name-Calling Damages Your Relationship
By Dr GaryCA No CommentsWhen tempers flare, Dr. Gary names seven ways to avoid saying something you'll regret.
Chronic Communication at Home: What's Best for Us? A Key to Resolving Conflicts
By Dr GaryCA No CommentsDr. Gary explains how to resolve disagreements with your partner in ways that bring you closer together instead of driving you apart.
Chronic Communication at Home: Abandonment Fears and How to Cope
By Dr GaryCA No CommentsDr. Gary explains how to deal with worries that chronic illness will cause one partner to leave the other.
Chronic Communication at Home: Are You Taking Out Frustration on Your Partner?
By Dr GaryCA No CommentsDr. Gary explains how to deal with emotional outbursts in ways that bring you closer together instead of driving you apart.
Chronic Communication at Home: When Does Being Supportive Turn Into Being Parental?
By Dr GaryCA No CommentsDon’t let good intentions lead to treating a chronically ill partner like a child. Dr. Gary helps both sides deal with this common issue.