We live on a planet of 7.97 billion people with varying beliefs, socio-economic backgrounds, religions, values, gender presentations, cultures, ages, living conditions, political views, and skin hues. Living together can be challenging if we hold firm to the idea that … Read more
Category Archives: Couples Therapy
When people take their wedding vows and commit to loving each other ‘for better or worse,’ it’s not likely that they consider the ‘worse’ to involve partisan politics. As people are dating, the question of what each party’s political affiliation … Read more
As human beings, we have multiple commonalities. We need air, water, food, clothing, shelter, nurturing, education, and safety. We have skin hunger — the biological need for human touch — that is as essential as all of those aforementioned items. … Read more
Anger is a normal human emotion and a reaction to having desires thwarted, feeling we have been wronged, witnessing injustice being done on a grander scale, or an escalation of frustration when we fall short of achieving success in any … Read more
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.”-Dr. Seuss
What’s sweeter than chocolate and longer lasting than chocolate? The adoration of the person who gazes back at you when … Read more
Being single and living alone has its challenges even under normal circumstances. But it is particularly difficult during the Covid pandemic with the necessity to socially distance and shelter in place. For single people, these continuing restrictions disrupt regular human … Read more
Money problems can be tough on a relationship even in normal times. But with the coronavirus threat bringing on shelter-in-place and a paralyzed economy, this period is anything but normal. Many families are facing loss of income. And some people … Read more
At the root of many relationship misunderstandings is the use of different “love languages,” how you express love to another. For some, physical affection is their love language; for others, doing chores or buying gifts may be their way.
Consider … Read more
It is rare to find a couple who connect quickly and carry on with a healthy, happy relationship. Most of us carry some baggage from childhood, family relationships, or past romantic relationships which can affect how we show up in … Read more
“Trust the process.” “Keep the faith.” These aphorisms have become commonplace, but do they have validity in our lives? How exactly do we “trust the process”?
Trust is, for the most part, developed in early childhood. The infant learns whether … Read more