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Deepen your Intimacy: 5 Levels of Intimate Communication

April 10, 2015 by Nova Cruz Leave a Comment

Why do some marriages thrive and why do others just merely survive? One answer could be on the communication levels with which married couples would consistently communicate with each other. A John Powell, the author of the book Why I am Afraid to Tell You Who I Am, discussed the 5 levels of intimate communication. […]

Filed Under: Marriage, Marriage Care Tagged With: happy-marriage-project

Law Protecting Women and their Children Against Partner Abuse

February 6, 2015 by Nova Cruz Leave a Comment

I received an email from a distraught woman recently. While I read her message, two things struck me hard. First, her husband wanted her to stop her promising career despite his inability to support their family with his income. Second, which really alarmed me, was that her husband pointed a gun on her when she […]

Filed Under: Marital Issues Tagged With: Abuse

How to Deal with Unsolvable Marital Problems

February 4, 2015 by Nova Cruz Leave a Comment

She wants to save for the future; he wants to spend to enjoy himself. She wants her home tidy and orderly; he wants to be carefree about his things. She wants to pursue further study; he wants to partner with her in the business. These are just some opposing life goals and dreams among couples, […]

Filed Under: Marriage, Marriage Care Tagged With: art-of-marriage, featured-marriage

Signs Of An Emotionally and Verbally Abusive Relationship

January 15, 2015 by Nova Cruz 2 Comments

  Do you feel desperate and helpless in your marriage? Do you think something is not right in your relationship but you couldn’t quite put your fingers on it? Do you find yourself in a predictive cycle of sweet harmony followed by emotional chaos? If you suspect that you are receiving emotional and psychological abuse […]

Filed Under: Marital Issues, Marriage Tagged With: Abuse

General Tips To a Happy Marriage For Single and Married Women

December 19, 2014 by Nova Cruz Leave a Comment

My married life isn’t perfect. I’m not a perfect spouse and neither my husband. Like any other marriage, ours has its own share of ups and downs, fun and boring moments, angry and loving events. Yet despite this imperfection, I consider myself a happily married woman, well… I just don’t know if my husband shares […]

Filed Under: Marriage Tagged With: art-of-marriage

Is My Marriage Worth Fighting For After He Cheated On Me?

November 29, 2014 by Nova Cruz 3 Comments

Question: “My husband cheated on me, but I chose to stay in our marriage. But everyday, I still feel the pain. Oftentimes, I catch my myself crying when I remember what he has done to me. Is this marriage worth fighting for? Is it right that I stayed or should I move on alone?” This is […]

Filed Under: Marital Infidelity

6 Common Experiences of Filipina Breadwinner Wives

October 19, 2014 by Nova Cruz 1 Comment

Last semester, our group – Bing, Von, and I – studied the common experiences shared by Filipina breadwinner wives as part of our course requirements in Advance Personality Psychology. We interviewed 12 women about how they experience this breadwinning role and its effects on their sense of individuality, marriage and family relationships.  One of the […]

Filed Under: Marital Issues, Marriage, Self Growth Tagged With: art-of-marriage

4 Reasons Why Men Cheat

October 19, 2014 by Nova Cruz 1 Comment

When a husband cheated, one of the questions that a wife will ask is “WHY?” They want to understand and make sense how infidelity ever happened in their married life. The why question sometimes branches into something like “how could my husband, my best friend, do this to me?” “Do I have shortcomings in our […]

Filed Under: Marital Infidelity, Marriage Tagged With: Infidelity

Love Map: Know your partner inside out

June 6, 2014 by Nova Cruz Leave a Comment

Before I begin this post, let me first ask you a few questions about how well you know your husband. What are your husband’s painful and happy childhood memories? What are the things that make him happy or stressed right now? What are his dreams and aspirations for the future? The first question is about […]

Filed Under: Marriage, Marriage Care Tagged With: happy-marriage-project

Listen to your Maternal and Wifely Instinct

April 8, 2014 by Nova Cruz Leave a Comment

As a new mom I didn’t know when my instinct was kicking in, I’m not even sure how should it feel. One time when I noticed my daughter slightly bending down with her hands on her knees — a pose which she does not usually do — I decided not to fuss over it and […]

Filed Under: Marital Infidelity, Marriage Tagged With: Infidelity

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Hi I’m Nova

I’m  a wife to a loving husband and a mom to two lovely children.
I began counseling and writing about marriage last 2012. I completed my masters degree in Counseling Psychology  from Ateneo de Manila University. I was also trained in Gottman’s Couples Therapy Method. 
At present, I am only offering offline chat consultation/counseling on donation basis.
If you need to consult with me, feel free to message me on my FB page.

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