Every couple is going to have disagreements, arguments and maybe even a few knock down drag outs, and all will be well, but I promise you, there will be times when a line has been crossed and your only way to mend the wound is by offering an apology. Why is “I’m Sorry” so hard […]
Married couples will be facing considerable stress over the next few weeks in light of the recent Ashley Madison hack. In case you haven’t heard the news, the website AshleyMadison.com, whose motto is “Life is short, Have an affair” was victim to extortionists. Thirty days ago, the hackers demanded the company pull down their website or risk […]
The divorce of one’s parents is difficult and emotionally distressing for children of all ages. A subsequent remarriage of either parent creates an additional adjustment. A father’s remarriage to a younger woman may be particularly stressful for his children. What are the issues that make this new union most troublesome to youngsters? Intact families provide […]
“Behind every great man, there’s a greater woman.” That phrase has surfaced in poetry, literature, song and cinema. Even the semi-modern feminist movement adopted this quote as a way to reverse motivate female followers. Is it true? How can it be true? More importantly, is it a statement demeaning the nature of a woman’s role […]
I want to help you put an end to your negative relationship patterns and start attracting the kind of love into your life that you deserve. Let me ask you…. Have you stayed in negative relationships from fear of being alone? I will show you how I went from dating the wrong men to […]
Feeling betrayed by a mate is profoundly devastating. Betrayal is usually associated with infidelity, but even in its absence, emotional betrayal creates great pain and deep marital discord. Knowing how to manage episodes of betrayal is essential to the stability and security of marital connection. In “The war of the Roses: An Interdependence Analysis of […]
One of the healthiest things that we can do for our relationship, is setting up healthy boundaries. Boundaries are a key component of self-care, and in order to set them up right you’ve got to know where to begin. If you have difficulty saying no, override your needs to please others, or are bothered by someone (even […]
When a woman finds herself in the middle or the end of a relationship with a narcissistic man, she can’t but help wonder “How did I end up with this man!” The key to a quick recovery, is not to beat yourself up over what happened, rather to understand what attracted you to this man […]
Winston Churchill once said, “I do not ask how the wounded person feels. I simply become that wounded person.” Far too often, our society loses touch of this basic principle of empathy. And I am no exception. In fact, I have been quite the opposite for the past several months, writhing in pain from discovering […]
This week our theme is “Conflict Relief.” It’s about getting to the core issue and doing our best to clear it so it doesn’t run our life. Ironically, by talking about ‘conflict relief,’ what do you think happened? We invited more “conflict” in. In other words, the “storms” are brewing and in order to burn […]