Author: Stacy Notaras Murphy
My most recent article in Counseling Today magazine examines how sexual addiction impacts couples and how counseling can help both partners on the path to recovery. I was particularly intrigued by a book one of my sources, Barbara Steffens, co-authored, Your Sexually Addicted Spouse: How Partners Can Cope and Heal. Steffens rejects the typical co-addiction/co-dependency […]
READ ARTICLEThis week I was lucky to be quoted in the WashingtonPost.com “On Parenting” blog, written and curated by Janice D’Arcy. We spoke about the challenges new parents face when trying to make thoughtful decisions about long-held family traditions. It was fun to have the chance to really think through the ways that therapy – Imago […]
READ ARTICLEMany of us make it to adulthood with the belief that a perfect relationship means zero conflict, and we often funnel this belief into our parenting style. But disputes are inevitable, and so we cling to the mantra, “Never fight in front of the kids.” This usually results in one of two recurring scenarios: we […]
READ ARTICLECounseling Today just published an article I wrote about how some therapist moms and dads balance their work with busy home lives. As a part of the DCTherapistMoms group locally, I was expecting to find similar support networks for therapists around the country. While I certainly found a lot of people expressing a need for such a […]
READ ARTICLEIn this month’s Murphy’s Love advice column, the religious agendas of some in-laws-to-be are cramping a mixed-faith couple’s wedding style. We also finally answer the question, “Do I need therapy?” Read the full article here.
READ ARTICLEI read this interesting article today about how Hollywood’s preoccupation with reconciliation stories may be impacting kids’ expectations about separation/divorce. My favorite line might be this one: “…Hollywood has always been interested in extreme and unlikely tales. Happy marriages are almost as uncommon in movies as rational divorces.” I was particularly surprised by the point […]
READ ARTICLEIn this month’s Georgetowner column I address the very human act of judging another person’s relationship choices. We all think we know best, but it’s a rare event when that kind of verdict is both neutral and welcome. Read the full article here.
READ ARTICLEToday’s Washington Post Magazine features a column by Gene Weingarten that – despite not actually naming it – addresses Sensory Processing Disorder, a topic I wrote about for Counseling Today in March. He describes his own “tactile heebie-jeebies” around the process of bed-making, saying it makes him feel like his palms are “being sandpapered,” and […]
READ ARTICLERight now I’m on deadline for a Counseling Today article about therapist moms and dads – how they balance work and family, and still find time for continuing education, supervision, and – gasp – the relationships that made them parents in the first place. In my interviews with counselors across the country I’ve heard so […]
READ ARTICLEMy latest Georgetowner column features questions about couples in the throes of parenting, and the impact it can have on a marriage. One stay-at-home-mom (SAHM) finds herself resentful of her husband’s travel opportunities, while another couple is looking for signs as to whether they’re supposed to try for baby #2. Read the full column here.
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