Couples

Ask Shelby: Dealing with Emotional Baggage

By Shelby Riley

Here is August’s installment of “Ask Shelby” from Chester County’s own Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Shelby Riley.Dear Shelby,I feel like I have all of this emotional baggage that gets in the way of having healthy… Read More »

Ask Shelby: Dating Again

By Shelby Riley

Here is June’s installment of “Ask Shelby” from Chester County’s own Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Shelby Riley.Dear Shelby,I am a single mother and recently broke up with someone. Some of my friends say I need to start… Read More »

Ask Shelby: Problem Drinking

By Shelby Riley

Here is April’s installment of “Ask Shelby” from Chester County’s own Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Shelby Riley.Dear Shelby,When I met my husband he had been sober about a year. I was nervous when a few months ago he… Read More »

Ask Shelby: Giving a Good Apology

By Shelby Riley

Here is July’s installment of “Ask Shelby” from Chester County’s own Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Shelby Riley.Dear Shelby,My wife always insists on an apology after we fight. I feel like I’m always the one saying “I’m… Read More »

Ask Shelby: Excessive Alcohol Use

By Shelby Riley

Here is October’s installment of “Ask Shelby” from Chester County’s own Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Shelby Riley.Dear Shelby,My husband drinks a lot. I think it’s a problem, but he doesn’t seem to think so. It’s true… Read More »

Ask Shelby: Balancing Work and Family

By Shelby Riley

Here is May’s installment of “Ask Shelby” from Chester County’s own Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Shelby Riley.Dear Shelby,I am a married mother who is the primary caregiver to our three children. I also am trying to… Read More »

Ask Shelby: Resentful of the Flu

By Shelby Riley

Dear Shelby,I was talking with friends, and we all confessed we get incredibly annoyed when our husbands are sick. Why is this? I want to be more loving and patient, but I find myself just getting angry at my husband, when it’s… Read More »

Ask Shelby: Fair Fighting

By Shelby Riley

Dear Shelby,With the holidays coming up, my husband and I are fighting more than ever. It kills me that our kids see us screaming at each other. I can’t imagine that other couples fight like we do. I’d like to get to a place… Read More »