Marital 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 ArticleIt’s Complicated: Our Relationship with Texting
Texting has the power to both help and hinder our relationships, whether we’re tapping our fingers to stay in touch or using our smartphones to avoid difficult situations, according to research on...
View ArticleAre You Stuck in A Toxic Friendship?
Friendships can bring about some of life’s greatest joys and shared moments. But what happens when a friend makes you feel like you’re constantly walking on eggshells and doing something wrong? Even...
View ArticleDating While Sober
When it comes to dating, “let’s grab a drink” is often the go-to first-date invitation. Many opt to cure first-date jitters with a libation or two to chill out and feel more comfortable. But what...
View ArticleHugs May Help Protect Against Conflict-Related Distress
Receiving hugs may buffer against deleterious changes in mood associated with interpersonal conflict, according to a study published October 3rd 2018 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Michael...
View Article“Relationship ADHD”: Have We Lost the Instinct for Commitment?
Relationships have always been complicated. It takes time and effort to develop trust and intimacy and the deep love that sustains a couple over many years and through the rough patches. It takes...
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As Married Couples Age, Humor Replaces Bickering
Honeymoon long over? Hang in there. A 2018 University of California, Berkeley, study shows those prickly disagreements that can mark the early and middle years of marriage mellow with age as conflicts...
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6 Ways to Celebrate Singlehood This Valentine’s Day
These days, more and more women are referring to Valentine’s Day as “Single Awareness Day”. Gone are the days of moping around lonely and longing for a relationship.Many women who are fulfilling career...
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Quarantined with Your Partner? 3 Common Relationship Struggles to Watch Out For
Through many years of helping couples and studying the nature of relationships, I’ve seen my fair share of relationship struggles. And let me tell you, no one’s relationship is perfect. Here are the...
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We Are Allowed to Be Irritated
It is Month Number 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 . . . (what difference does that make anymore?) of being cooped up with our spouses in the Pandemic-Protective isolation units of our homes. We are not doing the things...
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