With many relationships, as time passes, the "newness" and "butterflies" gives way to routine - is often the natural course of things. For many, it seems you typically know what to expect from your partner, and sometimes it feels like you've heard all their stories....
Whether conducted in the United States or anywhere else, most surveys indicate the number one reason for divorce is poor communication. However, beyond having different communication styles, issues often develop when both partners aren't comfortable discussing their...
Most parents believe that if they do everything right, their children will be happy. But that's not how childhood works. No matter how much you love them or how much attention and material items you shower them with (please don't though), kids are going to experience...
Mindfulness is the practice of awareness of your internal and external experience in the present moment. Essentially it means maintaining a moment by moment awareness of your thoughts, feelings, and sensations. Spoiler alert: mindfulness exercises for kids is no...
Divorce isn't easy for anyone, but children can take it particularly hard. Many children don't understand what is happening and many more feel the divorce is somehow their fault. Helping kids cope with divorce may just be the most important part of getting divorced...
Most people come to couples therapy with good intentions. Sadly though, they often still fall into the usual traps of marriage counseling and set themselves up for failure. Bickering, interrupting, contempt, resentment and so on. So how do you avoid all this nonsense?...
Divorce can be a difficult and emotionally tumultuous experience for both men and women. While the media often focuses on the negative impacts of divorce on women, men also experience a range of challenges and emotions during and after the divorce process. In this...
As a couples therapist, I sometimes get a front row seat to relationship miracles. Well, not miracles, but you get it. The fact is “fixing" a relationship takes work. Real work. Not the "just show up once a week and complain about your partner" type of work. If...
Parenting is one of the toughest jobs in the world - if not the toughest. And unless I missed something, kids don't come with operating instructions. Which would be great if it they did and it outlined what parents should know about drug use with teens. Most parents...