Teletherapy–One Year Later
Psychologists help people cope with change in ways that enlarge and nourish them. Perhaps Read More ...
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Passion and Sex in Long-Term Relationships
It is not uncommon to have romantic fantasies about people other than your Read More ...
Bittersweet and Everything In Between
Being able to hold opposing emotions is one of the hallmarks of good mental health. Read More ...
What to Do After a Fight and How to Repair
One of the most important skills you can learn to better manage conflict is how to make a Read More ...
Third Ear Listening: Ethics and Teletherapy in Quarantine
Social distancing due to COVID-19 has caused a radical shift in our work as psychologists. Read More ...
Micro-cheating’s Seductive Quick Fix … and why it’s a bad idea
In a committed relationship, cheating comes in many forms. It can be as big as a long-term Read More ...
Using Softened Startup in Conflict Discussions
Dirty Dishes in the Sink, Smelly Socks on the Floor Sometimes the things that drive us Read More ...
Anxiety Knows No Age Limits: Each moment is all we really ever have
We all get anxious from time to time. Even mild panic that’s morphed from mere anxiety is Read More ...
Sex and Romance in Long Term Relationships
Harboring fantasies about someone else while happily coupled isn’t unusual. In most Read More ...
Working with Emotions: How mindfulness and awareness help
Bringing the hidden to light is an important part of psychotherapy, sometimes achieved Read More ...
How to Be Sad
There's a plethora of information about happiness. My literature search on this subject Read More ...
Psychologists Need Self-Care Too
Who Helps the Helper? Self-care and Professional Ethics Most psychologists get Read More ...
How to Keep Your Marriage Healthy While Coping with Chronic Illness
Most marriages will be confronted with challenges. How we cope, make meaning from, and Read More ...
Expressing Fondness and Admiration for a Strong Foundation
Healthy relationships are built on a strong foundation. In Northern California, where I Read More ...
Suffering, Compassion, and a Skate Ramp
Last summer my neighbor’s son built a huge skate ramp right next to our Read More ...
Waking up on the Grumpy Side of the Bed: Coping with difficult moods
“Yesterday all day a small gardenia was a great consolation.” Thomas Merton A Year with Read More ...
Remaking Love: When did you stop dancing?
Taking Down the Walls to Intimacy Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone; it has to be Read More ...
Look Into My Eyes: The crucial role of eye contact in relationships
People are innately attracted to faces, especially eyes. The human face is associated with Read More ...
The Elusive Muse: Reclaiming creativity and focus
For three months, I’ve resisted writing. I sat at my desk or the kitchen table—my favorite Read More ...
Facebook’s False Face: Comparing our insides to other people’s outsides
Guidelines for Kindness When Posting We seldom deliberately present a bad face on social Read More ...
Implacable Grandeur: Mindfulness and Change
If there is a sin against life, it consists perhaps not so much in despairing of life Read More ...
Accepting Life’s Turbulence: Fasten Your Seatbelt
This dramatic cumulonimbus was captured at 37,000 feet over the Rocky Mountains in Read More ...
Psychotherapy: A Safe and Sheltered Space
One size does not fit all when it comes to finding a good therapist. Many variables Read More ...
Division of labor in relationships: How to make it work
Conflict is inevitable in marriage, and how to divvy up chores is one of the most common Read More ...
