Five Tips to Regain Intimacy
Has your intimate connection to your spouse or partner weakened after many years together? Here are my tips for regaining intimacy: Learn to feel and express emotions – When we cut ourselves off from...
View ArticleOlder, Married LGBT Couples Happier than Singles
Although same-sex marriage has been legal for only a short time, University of Washington researchers say they are already able to detect health benefits among couples. For years, studies have linked...
View ArticleCo-Parenting Communication: Rebuild Trust With Your Ex
You and your ex may have had your differences in the past, but let’s face it—you’ll never really “get along” now or anytime soon. Despite your differences, the fact is, while you two no longer have a...
View ArticleVirtual Support Groups Help Grieving Spouses with Depression
As the U.S. population ages, it’s estimated that half of women older than 65 are widows, while one-sixth of men of the same age have lost their spouses. Support groups have proved to be a helpful...
View ArticleOlder Married Couples and Advance Directives
A study published in June 2017 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society examined the effects spouses had on the decision of older adults to have Advance directives (ADs), the legal documents...
View ArticleAre Friends Better for Us Than Family as We Age?
The power of friendship gets stronger with age and may even be more important than family relationships, according to research published online in June2017 by a Michigan State University scholar. A...
View ArticleGrief Delayed Is Not Grief Denied
It all seems pretty straightforward – almost formulaic in a way. You lose someone you love. It feels terrible. You cope with the shock. You mourn and you grieve. You wait patiently…and subsequently...
View ArticleMarried Couples with Big Age Gaps Are Less Satisfied Over Time
Men and women both report greater marital satisfaction with younger spouses, but that satisfaction fades over time in marriages with a significant age gap between the partners, according to research...
View ArticlePlaying the Field: Planning a Sporty Date Night
So you’re finally ready to lace back up your dating shoes and play the field. Planning a fun date at a sporting event can be a great way to break the ice, stay entertained and have a memorable evening...
View ArticleHow to Help End Your Spouse’s Infernal Snoring
If your spouse snores, you may have just endured another sleepless night. But it doesn’t have to be that way. There are steps you can take – or at least have your spouse take – that could end the...
View ArticleSolving the Senior Loneliness Problem During the Holidays
Known by the clinical community as “The Christmas Effect,” it has been well-established that many people experience increased feelings of loneliness and isolation during the holidays. In fact, one...
View ArticleMarital Marijuana: The Key to Wedded Bliss?
Frustrated by poor communication, a fizzling sex life, or lack of intimacy in your marriage? Say goodbye to couple’s therapy and counseling. There’s a new marital guru in town, and she goes by “Mary...
View ArticleHow to Help When Your Friend Has Cancer
I wanted to do something when Kathleen, my younger single mom friend, was diagnosed with Stage 3A lung cancer. It turned out the irritating cough she had that progressed to alarming non-stop coughing...
View ArticleVolunteering 2 Hours Per Week Reduces Loneliness in Widowed Older Adults
Widowed older adults can reduce the loneliness that results from the death of a spouse by volunteering 100 hours per year, which is about two hours per week, according to a study done in April 2018...
View ArticleWhy Is a Breakup a Good Reason to Start Therapy?
Many times, when we feel less confident, anxious, irritable, or depressed, we try to “fix” it on our own. We ignore our feelings hoping that they will get better with time, but unfortunately, they do...
View ArticleAge Differences in Relationships: What Are You Comfortable With?
When I was 26 years old, I became involved with a 40-something man. He was a high-ranking New York City homicide detective who moonlighted as a Hollywood stuntman. Fire suits and high falls were his...
View ArticleMarried Couples with Big Age Gaps Are Less Satisfied Over Time
Men and women both report greater marital satisfaction with younger spouses, but that satisfaction fades over time in marriages with a significant age gap between the partners, according to research...
View ArticlePlaying the Field: Planning a Sporty Date Night
So you’re finally ready to lace back up your dating shoes and play the field. Planning a fun date at a sporting event can be a great way to break the ice, stay entertained and have a memorable evening...
View ArticleHow to Help End Your Spouse’s Infernal Snoring
If your spouse snores, you may have just endured another sleepless night.But it doesn’t have to be that way. There are steps you can take – or at least have your spouse take – that could end the...
View ArticleSolving the Senior Loneliness Problem During the Holidays
Known by the clinical community as “The Christmas Effect,” it has been well-established that many people experience increased feelings of loneliness and isolation during the holidays. In fact, one...
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