Posted in Uncategorized on May 13th, 2012
GREAT NEWS!!! Two main names in the field of relationship sciences, Drs. Harville Hendrix and Marion Solomon, have agreed to write testimonials for our book. We are deeply grateful for these endorsements and greatly encouraged and sustained by their faith and trust in our work and its value in helping couples in pain.
“Couples at the [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 11th, 2012
It is part of popular knowledge that in romantic relationships women want commitment from men, and at some point push, openly or subtly, for a marriage certificate. Men, on the other hand, are assumed to want to explore and experiment, but “cave in” to women’s pressures at some point or another in the course of [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 21st, 2012
At times people wonder how a stranger – i.e. a psychotherapist or a counselor – can help them with their problems as they feel they are so different from other struggling couples.
“How do they – i. e. marriage counselors and couple psychotherapists – know why we are at this point in our relationship?” they [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 15th, 2012
The TV program “Game Change” that just aired a few days ago got me thinking about the power of attachment in all our lives, “from cradle to grave,” as John Bowlby stated fifty years or so ago.
“Game Change” recalls the events during the 2008 presidential campaign during which Sarah Palin, the then Governor of Alaska, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 10th, 2012
Let’s continue with more tips that will help your relationship become healthier, stronger and more rewarding for you.
Make more time for one another. Commit to taking time away from work to be together; take regular walks, plan a joint activity you both enjoy; start something new and fun, and do not use the excuse that [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 7th, 2012
A way of assessing the current state of your love relationship is through observing what each of you does in it. Have you and/or your partner been taking each other for granted lately? When was the last time you invested new energy and passion to make your relationship fresh and exciting? Is it possible that [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Feb 5th, 2012
Like tending to a beloved garden, relationships need regular tending at all times and special tending at certain times in order to thrive and expand. January is one of those times when intimate relationships need extra attention and care.
Why, you may ask? Because, after the frenetic activities of the holidays, the lack of partners’ focus [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 29th, 2012
Well, we didn’t. We are whispering to you. Shhhh, the book is out, ready to be perused and appreciated by you. We are whispering because we don’t want to make too much fuss. We know that those of you who knew the book would be out shortly don’t need any fanfare. And those of you [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 24th, 2012
Yes, because despite all the good advice available everywhere, very few people succeed with their New Year’s resolutions in the long run. We know, for instance, that 60% of the people who set losing weight as their New Year’s resolution, have regained all their weight and more by July, only six months later.
Why?
Old habits [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 26th, 2011
Social connections allow us to regulate our emotions, magnifying pleasant ones and making more manageable the uncomfortable and painful ones.
