Novus Mindful Life Blog
Facing Trouble in Dealing with the In-laws?
If you are married, you will have faced, or are currently facing some kind of in-law trouble. That's a given, there is no such thing as a completely smooth relationship with the in-laws. Think of it like this, can you get along all the time with your own parents?...
Tips to Deal with Infidelity in a Relationship
It is heart breaking for a partner in a relationship to learn about the other’s sexual infidelity. Infidelity isn’t just about sex addiction counseling; it entails a lot of other factors such as the loss of connection and trust your partner. The American Association...
How to Strengthen your Relationship over a Vacation
It is often said that traveling is one of the best ways to get closer to your partner. Heading out to a romantic location, wandering through vineyards, reading together in open parks and enjoying delicious local cuisine can be an absolute mood lifter for both people...
Knowing The Sex Addiction Cycle Can Help You Change it
You might be surprised to know that there is a predictable cycle of sex addiction. We see it when individuals come into our office for help. Once you see it, its hard to not notice it again and again. The good news is that in knowing your sex addiction cycle you gain...
Heal Your Heart Mindfully
Novus Mindful Life Institute Family Counseling and Recovery Center in Long Beach, California helps people heal with mindfulness. Being mindful means to be conscious or aware of a situation. At Novus, being mindful means being aware of your emotions, your body, your...
5 Tips to Build Trust and Honesty in a Relationship
All of us are born with an inherent ability to trust fellow humans and lack of trust may not necessarily be something that preexists in a relationship. Psychologists specializing in Couples counseling long beach suggest that lack of trust in a relationship may develop...
Novus is a proud exhibitor at the California State University Long Beach Fall Job and Internship Fair
Long Beach, CA | October 12, 2017 – Novus Mindful Life Institute Counseling and Recovery Center is a proud exhibitor at the California State University Long Beach Fall Job and Internship Fair, Thursday, October 19th. Novus founder, Duane Osterlind, LMFT is a CSULB...
7 Common Sex Addiction Relapse Signs
Unfortunately, recovering from sex addiction is way easier said than done. Very often, people who have recovered from sex addiction find themselves in a sex addiction relapse at some point in their recovery. It is important to remember that even if you have gone...
4 Ways Couple Counseling Can Help Rekindle Love in Your Relationship
If you have been fighting with your partner, you may have had your family and friends tell you to go for couple counseling. They may have told you that you can rekindle love from the early days of your relationship through couple counseling. What exactly is couple...
How to Encourage your Partner to attend Marriage Counseling
One of the things that many face in a relationship is the stubbornness of their partner to participate in making changes. And this stubborn attitude acquires an even greater intensity in one specific area: attending marriage/couple’s counseling. It isn’t uncommon for...
5 Lesser Known Ways To Communicate More Effectively With Your Partner
Do you find it difficult to talk about your feelings to your partner? Is he/she afraid of expressing feelings too? Well, the latest research suggests that this might not be such a bad thing after all. The fact is that besides talking about feelings, there are other...
5 Healthy Strategies To Deal With A Divorce
Handling a divorce is no easy task. Here are five healthy strategies that could help you with your divorce situation: Allow Yourself To Grieve It’s true that grieving is typically associated with the idea of death. In reality, grieving is a result of loss. And the...
What Constitutes a Healthy Relationship? The Qualities that Really Counts!
Everyone wants to be in a relationship which is full of love, joy, respect, and trust. But after being exposed to a series of unhealthy relationships, most people lose the ability to identify and define a truly fulfilling and healthy relationship. Here are a few...
Novus Founder Duane Osterlind, LMFT, has launched The Addicted Mind Podcast
Long Beach, CA | August 27, 2017 – Free to all listeners, Novus Family Counseling and Recovery Center founder Duane Osterlind, LMFT, has launched The Addicted Mind, a Podcast providing profound personal accounts of struggling, overcoming and healing from addiction...
5 Signs That Your Relationship is in Trouble
All relationships go through ups and downs. But some couples start wondering whether they are headed towards a breakup. They are going through some unusual downs in their relationship, and are unsure what's going on. Consider the following signs, and get more clarity...