by Director | Aug 8, 2016 | Uncategorized |
As therapists, we are professional listeners. How would you like some tips from the pros on how to improve your listening skills and in the process, improve your relationship? Ready? 1. Be Willing to Spend Some Time (It’s Your Relationship!) If you really want...
by Director | Aug 6, 2016 | Communication, Emotional literacy, Relationships |
Listening is one of the most important skills in having, maintaining and growing your relationship. Given our cultural references of people shouting at and over each other in our entertainment and political spheres, it seems like a brush-up might be useful. What...
by Director | Aug 5, 2016 | Anxiety, Child Development, Development, Parenting, Personality conflict |
Since there is so much in the media currently about narcissism, it seems also important to look at a few consequences of having a narcissistic parent. Here are ten surprising consequences: 1. You learn to read people for survival. It’s not necessarily that you...
by Director | Aug 4, 2016 | Communication, Couple, Couples Counseling, Relationships |
Is this you? You are in a relationship for over a year, and now you feel anger, disappointment, resentment, and stress? It all seemed to be going great. Your partner is fun and attractive. Why aren’t things going as they should? There can be several reasons,...
by Director | Aug 2, 2016 | Anxiety, Change, Stress, Transition |
Has this happened to you? You come to a new city in search of an adventure. Maybe you moved with a partner. Moving to a new city looked so exciting; but after about a year or two it’s unclear if this was a good choice. There is a nagging sense of...
by Director | Aug 1, 2016 | Attachment, Grieving, Intimacy, Love |
Starving Kids in Magazines Kwashiorkor is a terrible condition of malnutrition. Images of children suffering from this disorder used to populate National Geographic and other similar magazines. The children with this disorder are skinny, but with bloated abdomens....
by Director | Jul 25, 2016 | Anxiety, Insomnia, Peace of Mind, Sleep |
Benefits of Guided Meditation Guided meditation has seen a resurgence in popularity in recent years, and with good reason. Research is repeatedly showing the benefits of meditation, of mindfulness and relaxation. At the most basic level, a key benefit to guided...
by Director | Jul 19, 2016 | Family, Insight |
Well, you might be asking yourself what does the game Rock, Paper, Scissors have to do with the intergenerational transmission of character? What follows is a brief vignette and then insights gathered from my reflections afterward. A number of years ago, I was the...
by Director | Jul 13, 2016 | Adultery, Intimacy, Relationships |
Adultery and Fantasy Last year, a prominent website which supposedly facilitated adultery was outed for primarily consisting of robot programs to con men out of significant fees. In fact, the fees were being harvested from men (and ostensibly women) who were yearning...
by Director | Jul 8, 2016 | Relationships |
It may not immediately make sense to think of relationships in terms of concentric rings, but here is the idea. Many people get into relationship difficulties because there can be a misunderstanding of the nature of the relationship. However, look at the photo of...
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