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 […]
Reader Stories By Guest Blogger: Michael Danes From experience when you’re young, and you endure a great deal of loss and change one of two things happen, you either deal with feelings of apathy or amorousness. Whether this loss or change is as big as we make it to be or not; we will experience […]
Infidelity is one of the leading causes of divorce; it nearly doubles the chance that a couple will get divorced. And even though we live in a sexually tolerant society, still more than 90% of Americans say infidelity is morally wrong. Statistics on infidelity Although it is hard to do research on how common infidelity is, […]
In my psychiatric practice I’ve seen how hard it is for my patients to break up with a partner who’s a narcissist. Narcissists can make you fall in love with them so hard that it feels like you’re giving up a part of your heart to leave them. And they use every manipulation in the […]
Ten Question Quiz: Answer these questions honestly, and you will be able to gauge the likelihood of your marriage being affected by infidelity. 1) We decided to get married less than a year after we met. 2) You are both aged under 25 years old. 3) Your partner has unexplained mood swings that are hard […]
Many people, including myself earlier in life, view friendship and even love as something requiring chaos and dysfunction. It’s what many people saw growing up, and so it is how they define a close or intimate relationship. So if the highs and lows are missing in a relationship, many people will create it in […]
Chris: Joe, again, thanks so much for being on the show. I’m really excited to chat with you. I’m recently engaged so every time I learn about somebody who is knowledgeable about relationships I just can’t wait to talk to them because what I’ve learned is it is impossible to … maybe not impossible, but […]
“Most people live for love and admiration. But it is by love and admiration that we should live.” ― Oscar Wilde, De Profundis As always…unscripted, unedited, authentic, real and from our heart to yours…to get to the heart of the matter…to transform your relationship! Best! Joe and Savannah! This Video is on Admiration: Meeting the […]