By now, you’ve likely heard about sexting–you know, where you send a sexy text, photo, or video? Google sexting and your results will mostly tell you the hazards involved. On the other hand, the website Real Simple had some easy tips for improving your...
As a couples therapist, I spend a fair amount of time thinking about what makes a relationship strong. In some ways, there’s no easy answer to this question. But through my professional experience (and my own as a married person), I think it can best be distilled...
I rarely take the stance that emotions are something to be side-stepped or disregarded. Most of the time, I write about how we need to acknowledge and accept our emotional reality, and how we can’t move forward without making peace with our emotional truths. This...
Don’t get defensive is something we say all the time. Defensiveness is our natural and reflexive position when confronted with the idea that we’ve done something wrong or disappointed someone, particularly those we care about. Becoming defensive is easy, and...
In an ideal world, dating would be straight-forward, and you’d take on the rest of your life with the one you love by your side. However, it’s 2017 and some people are as faithful as their options. With partners now just a swipe away, it’s easy to find yourself in the...
One of the most difficult things to sit with in therapy, and in relationships with friends and family, is to be with a person who wants to make changes, but can’t seem to do it. We all either know or have been this person at some point in our lives. This is someone...