Year: 2015
The classic model of marriage and partnership is changing. One reason is because internal and external pressures on marriage cause increasingly undeliverable expectations. Where once we were socially connected to communities and extended families over a lifetime, couples now expect their primary relationship to deliver all that comfort and connection. The possibility of ever […]
READ ARTICLEIf you’ve heard the name Ashley Madison only in passing, you may not know that AshleyMadison.com is a website for married (or otherwise committed) people to find partners in adultery. Ashley Madison, a combination of the two popular female names Ashley and Madison, entered the social networking scene in 2001, a time when online dating […]
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In my practice as a couples’ counselor for premarital and married couples, I often encounter the myth that marriage should always feel like an exciting, bliss-filled love-fest with your best friend and soul mate. If, god forbid, you find yourselves grating on each other’s nerves, or fighting a lot for a period of time, or […]
READ ARTICLEBased on the research of Dr. John Gottman You may have heard of Dr. John Gottman. He’s known as the marriage researcher who can predict with 94% accuracy whether a couple will divorce. That’s not all he’s known for, but that piece of research certainly caught media attention. His dire predictions were based on four […]
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I am currently counseling several couples that find themselves at a point in their relationship. They are stuck in their past hurts and frustrations with their partner and schedule a session with me in the hope of finding an extra strength, fast acting remedy to their relationship malaise. Their pain is palpable during their session […]
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Getting the Love You Want workshops help couples transform their relationship. Tens of thousands of couples worldwide have attended this Imago weekend workshop for couples based on the best-seller Getting the Love You Want by Harville Hendrix, Ph.D. This lively, experiential workshop will help you turn conflict into opportunities for healing and growth. You will […]
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Last month, I wrote about narcissism: how as parents, we have the mistaken idea that we need to focus on making our children happy. By keeping them always at the center of our attention, we are raising potential narcissists. Instead, if we focus on helping them build the following traits, we will raise children that […]
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Anxiety is a daily challenge for many people. A special kind of anxiety can creep up when one becomes a parent. This article in the Washington Post by Lena Derhally discusses how becoming a parent can heighten anxieties when bad things happen but overcoming these fears takes precedence in order to let children thrive in […]
READ ARTICLEAre there more narcissists in America these days? We see entitled children with iPads whose parents hire Uber to take them to their friend’s house, and to training with their private coach. Are we afraid to disappoint, or hold back on our children when we agree to pay for and drive them to another art […]
READ ARTICLEMen, want to nurture a deep open-hearted spirituality based upon timeless wisdom that can guide you in living a generative life? Men As Learners and Elders (MALES) of the Washington DC Region will host a Men’s Rites of Passage (MROP) near Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia, from Wednesday afternoon, April 22, 2015, through Sunday afternoon, April […]
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