Religion is one of the most common criteria people have when finding a partner. They must share the same belief. However, does that mean the relationship will be healthy?

Dating and marrying within a religion has its benefits such as an established community and a shared value, but it's important to also consider the deeper motivations for being a part of the religion as well as individual core values. While religion can be a great start, taking it at surface value can lead to major conflict down the road.

Sales and business are pure psychology. To sell a product or service, you have to understand your client or customer and what makes them tick. What do they value? What is it that they truly want or need?

Understanding sales from a psychology perspective can help you provide exactly what your clients value, leading to better sales and business as well as strong client relationships based on shared values and interests.

Very early into his marriage, Pye realized something was wrong. An early divorce would've been relatively simple with minimal consequences. However, as he went on to have children, a business, and more emotional energy was spent trying to hold the marriage together, the stakes only grew.

Nearly 15 years later, Pye exhausted all of his options and filed for divorce. The final bill included not only massive legal, counseling, and settlement costs, but a heavy toll on his mental health as well as his relationship with his children.

Long before 12 Week Relationships, Dr. Glen was a county social worker. However, what would've been a fulfilling career was overshadowed by an extremely toxic work environment that took a heavy toll on his mental and emotional health. Years into it, a brain scan revealed trauma that was shockingly similar to that of someone returning from war.

Today, Dr. Glen shares the story of his experiences and the prices he had to pay before finally making the decision to walk away and begin his steps toward healing and recovery.

Ending a relationship is a hard call to make. However, staying in an unhealthy or toxic relationship can have serious effects on your mental and physical health. While you may consider fighting for your relationship, if you recognize any of these red flags, Pye and Dr. Glen agree that it might be time to walk away.

Traditional couple’s therapy is broken, but the therapists aren’t entirely to blame. Pye and Dr. Glen dug in to find out why the traditional approach is so ineffective. Having realistic expectations is important when seeking help and the research revealed common misconceptions couples bring into therapy that prevent them from making lasting change.

Did you know only 25% of couples in traditional therapy actually see lasting change? Pair that with the insane costs and the time invested and you’ll see that something just isn’t right. Pye and Dr. Glen dug a little deeper to see what the heck is going on and were shocked to find that therapists will often rely on opinionated, unsubstantiated, and biased approaches to “solving” relationship problems.

Spending 40+ hours a week in an office full of drama is something nobody wants to do. Unfortunately, the feeling of dread when going to work is all too common and it’s usually caused by simple behaviors that might seem innocent, but can stir up serious conflict between co-workers. This can have pretty negative consequences on morale and productivity, not just at work, but in your personal life as well. For those who can relate, Pye and Dr. Glen lay out 5 toxic workplace behaviors to look out for as well as proactive steps you can take to maintain a healthy office environment.

When Pye presented his framework to Doctor Glen, he had a big bold thesis right on the cover. Pye claimed, “outside of romantic intimacy, all relationships follow the exact same patterns.”

Yeah, if you’re surprised, Doctor Glen thought he was crazy too. But seriously though, do all healthy long-term relationships follow the same patterns? As Doctor Glen dove into Pye’s data and framework, he began to realize the same simple truth. It’s common to view all of these relationships differently, but in reality, every healthy relationship needs the same principles to succeed.

Nearly 15 years into a broken marriage, Pye Jirsa decided to create a framework for healthy relationships when his counselor said, “You’ve read every book on my shelf, I don’t know how to help you.”

While photographing weddings, Pye collected anonymous data to help better understand the nature of healthy relationships. Simple points of behavior and interactions between the people that stood in front of his lens. Ten years of anonymous data and well over 500 case studies eventually laid the groundwork for a framework, book, and what we now call CVFT™ or Core Value Focused Therapy.