Every relationship moves through seasons. Some are full of light and effortless connection; others feel heavier, confusing, or even lonely. Understanding these four core relationship phases—Honeymoon, Realization, Tension, and Acceptance—helps couples normalize the ups and downs and intentionally move toward a deeper, more grounded love.

Netflix’s K-Pop Demon Hunters isn’t just a fantasy about idols and demons—it’s a viral allegory for mental health, trauma healing, and shame recovery. Through Rumi’s hidden “patterns” and Jinu’s struggle between grandiosity and guilt, the film mirrors real-world psychology: how avoidance feeds anxiety, how connection transforms pain, and how music becomes medicine for the nervous system. Drawing on current research in depression, anxiety, and men’s mental health, LMFT Daniell

Apple TV’s Severance is a haunting metaphor for trauma, dissociation, and emotional repression. Learn how Internal Family Systems and attachment theory offer a path toward integration, healing — and connection.