10 Tips to Help You Sail through this Holiday Season
The holiday season is here. There were Christmas trees in my local major department store before Halloween! I read an article this week that stated that it takes most of us 20 hours to prep for the...
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Wondering How to Balance Your Life in the New Year?
The beginning of a new year asks us to take stock of our lives. New Year’s resolutions are intentions to make certain areas of our lives better. We resolve to modify an undesired trait or practice, to...
View ArticleIs your Spouse your Best Friend? Is that Important?
Are you one another’s best friend? When did you become each other’s best friend? These are questions on a list of questions to open discussion prepared by the Facilitator of a Speakers Panel on...
View ArticleDo You Really Need Another Article about Surviving COVID-19?
As a Relationship Therapist, I am seeing my client couples online during Sheltering in Place due to COVID-19. I am finding that we are all experiencing increased stress, leading to feelings of being...
View ArticleUnified Growth in the Face of Systemic Racism
2020 has been a rough year so far, but nothing has been harder than the last week. Across the country, people have raised their voices to protest the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud...
View ArticleWhy is My Spouse So Angry?
As I started thinking about this question, I had to laugh. Why? What’s so funny about an angry spouse? Nothing, really. I giggled because I know all too well about anger these days. Just this morning,...
View ArticleBeat the Holiday Blues in 2020
The holidays can provide one of the most joyful and yet the most stressful times of the year. The season allows us an opportunity to reflect on the holidays’ special meaning, whether related to...
View ArticleIs Your Marriage Going Back to Normal after Covid or are You Creating a New...
This year has been unprecedented in so many ways. For me, not being old enough to have lived through the Spanish flu, this is my very first pandemic experience. About a year ago, when I first heard of...
View ArticleKeeping the Honeymoon Period Alive Well After Your Honeymoon
After you get engaged, there is this period of combined bliss and stress while in the midst of planning for your wedding day. However, the light at the end of the tunnel is that those emotions are...
View ArticleMental Health and Relationships
Exploring the Link Between Positive Mental Health and Happy Relationships May is National Mental Health Awareness Month. Often, when people think about mental health, they tend to focus solely on...
View ArticleHow to Take a Time-In on Your Relationship
Were you a rambunctious kid growing up? I know at times I certainly was. I can clearly remember those moments when my parents would send me to my room for a time-out to calm down and reflect on my...
View ArticleWhat’s your Language of Desire?
Do you know about the Five Languages of Love? In 1992, Gary Chapman wrote a book by that title. It sold 8,500 copies in its first year, roughly twice the expected number. It has been on the New York...
View ArticleFeeling Meh? You Could be Languishing
Recently, each day when I sit down to write a new blog, I end up feeling empty, exhausted, and uninspired. In the past, I’ve been energetic, enthusiastic, and full of ideas. I find myself wondering if...
View Article3 Ways Husbands Act Like Children — And How To Get Them To Stop
As a Marriage Therapist I see a lot of frustrated wives. I’ve noticed that women initiate Couples Therapy more than men. If their husbands are acting like children, these women tend to be angry, hurt,...
View ArticleConversations to Have With Your Fiancé Before Marriage
Committing yourself to another person isn’t something that should be taken lightly. After the excitement of your proposal, but before your wedding day, it’s essential for you and your fiancé to sit...
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