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 communication, intimacy, love relationship on Dec 27th, 2011
In-love feelings are fueled by the new, the different and the exotic in a situation that is felt to be unpredictable and surprising.
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.
Posted in intimacy, love relationship on Dec 22nd, 2011
The acronym DINS (Double Income No Sex) was coined a few years ago in discussions about the evolution of marriage in this country. In research carried out at Georgia State University, 16% of married couples reported they had sex with each other less than once a month.
As a psychotherapist working with couples, I agree [...]
Posted in marital affair on Dec 21st, 2011
In therapy, the cheated partner finds a place where he or she can talk about feelings of hurt, disbelief, anger, disappointment and fear.
Posted in love relationship, marital affair on Dec 19th, 2011
What Couples Can Do To Get Back On Track
It is important to remember that in most cases affairs are symptoms of something deeper that is going on in intimate relationships, of which couples may not have been aware. And here is where I can see the silver lining. The affair is such a shocking event [...]
Posted in love relationship, marital affair on Dec 18th, 2011
We all know the evils of infidelity. In previous blogs I wrote about them, citing statistics, characteristics of who is most likely to cheat, and what can be done to address these issues.
Here I want to approach this subject from a different perspective: infidelity as an alarm system about the state of the relationship, and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Dec 14th, 2011
Connections help make life less scary and overwhelming for all of us, starting from infancy and continuing throughout life.
Posted in communication on Dec 11th, 2011
Boundaries are affected by individuals’ life experiences, as well as by different cultures.
