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Write a New Narrative!

The beginning of the new year is a fascinating time. It’s an invitation to begin again as if embarking on a new journey with a fresh start to (re)create,…

New Year, New Us

As we looked back on the last year, my husband said, “we have had an amazing year, despite all of the hard things that have happened.” I looked at…

It’s HOW you say it!

Every Monday morning, the staff of the Imago Center gathers to share our professional successes, concerns, and questions. Yesterday, I brought a question to the group: I’m currently working…

After the Affair: From Despair to Discovery

Albert Einstein said: “In the midst of every crisis, lies great opportunity.”  If handled well, a crisis can shake up the status quo, so that new resources and new…

How well do you (want to) know your partner?*

“The dreams that you have while you are asleep can provide a fascinating, revealing, and interesting window into your unconscious mind.  How much do you share and talk about…

Sex Ed for Teens and 20-somethings

As a teenager, I was a little…lost. I couldn’t figure out what to do with my frizzy hair or my big nose, and I had this incredibly unhealthy instinct…

Why should I try men’s group therapy?

Recently, a wife of a man in one of my men’s groups said, “Dr. Siegel did you sprinkle pixie dust on my husband?  He’s even better than the man…

There’s a difference between couples therapy and sex therapy?

Sometimes therapy for sex issues is unsuccessful because the couple has sought couples therapy and not sex therapy. When they have not seen any change or found the outcome that…

Kindness, Curiosity, and Inclusion

I Am a Proponent of ConnectionI have always been more of an observer than a talker, yet I have been having some difficult conversations lately on the topic of…

Things to do to calm your inner yikes!

Desperate TimesJust when we thought it was safe enough to live again, all of our hope, optimism, and relief were rudely yanked away. Just like that, we are back…

Four Marriage Myths That Need to Go Away

Though they might use different words to express it, philosophers, religious figures, and psychologists appear to agree that the perfect is the enemy of the good–that unrealistic expectations are…

Coupling in a Post-Covid World

What is going on with couples in Covid, a year and a half later?We begin to glimpse what some would call “normalcy” as offices and businesses reopen and pandemic…