Register now for our Weekend Getting the Love You Want Workshop if...

• your relationship needs to restore its warmth and aliveness
• you are beginning a new relationship and want to boost its positive potential
• you need a fresh, positive approach to your communication and conflicts
• you are trying to decide if this marriage or relationship can and should be saved

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You've probably heard the relationship advice, "You can be right, or you can be together." Often when we get into conflict with our partners, we hold on with every ounce of our being to the conviction that we are right...and surrendering that assumption may feel like capitulation in the heat of an argument.
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Register now for our Weekend Getting the Love You Want Workshop if...

• your relationship needs to restore its warmth and aliveness
• you are beginning a new relationship and want to boost its positive potential
• you need a fresh, positive approach to your communication and conflicts
• you are trying to decide if this marriage or relationship can and should be saved

What this workshop will do...  Read more »

Please join me on Wednesday, May 9 from 6:30 - 9:00 pm at the Cade Foundation Outreach Event in Landover, Maryland.  I will be participating for the second year in a row in this free educational seminar for families or individuals with infertility.    Read more »

Curious about Imago? This video is a great resource. Harville Hendrix, the founder of Imago Relationship Therapy, talks about how are we attracted to our partners, the phases of relationship, and how to replace criticism and negativity with curiosity.

Register now for our Weekend Getting the Love You Want Workshop if...

• your relationship needs to restore its warmth and aliveness
• you are beginning a new relationship and want to boost its positive potential
• you need a fresh, positive approach to your communication and conflicts
• you are trying to decide if this marriage or relationship can and should be saved

What this workshop will do...  Read more »

Register now for our Weekend Getting the Love You Want Workshop if...

• your relationship needs to restore its warmth and aliveness
• you are beginning a new relationship and want to boost its positive potential
• you need a fresh, positive approach to your communication and conflicts
• you are trying to decide if this marriage or relationship can and should be saved

What this workshop will do...  Read more »

I was recently listening to couples expert, John Gottman talk about the four fatal behaviors that, if all are present, can predict divorce. He calls these the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. The negative behaviors are criticism, defensiveness, stonewalling (silence and/or avoidance), and contempt.

What is contempt? It is total disregard for the other, disdain, scorn, a feeling that the person or thing is beneath them and undeserving of consideration.It is disconnecting and destructive.  Read more »

Couples often come to counseling with the expectation that they must resolve all of their issues in order to have a healthy, happy marriage. This is simply not true. In fact, marriage researcher, John Gottman and his associates, find that 69% of a couple’s marital conflicts CANNOT be resolved! That’s right! You won’t always agree and that’s okay! Gottman says these conflicts are based on differences of personality, lifestyle, or values. One person wants to raise the kids Protestant; the other wants them to be Jewish. One person prefers spending weekends working on the house; the other would rather spend weekends engaged in recreational activities outside the home.

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“How can he not know how horribly inappropriate it was to give me a blender for my birthday?” “Does she not get that I can’t just spill my guts on demand? Why is she all up in my face with “What’s wrong? Talk to me!” “Do I have to write him a (expletive deleted) manual to get any sexual satisfaction?” “How can she keep nagging me about a night out with the guys when she knows it’s the only way I get to blow off steam?” 

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