Relationships

How often do you find yourself going through the same hurts, frustrations, fights or stalemates in your relationship? This can be one of the most common and disheartening issues that couples can find themselves in. The challenging piece when I see couples in this situation is they usually find themselves so exhausted by the situation… Read more

This topic is a touchy one to write about because people often have fairly strong opinions on pornography. Before we get started I just want to say I am not here to argue one way or another but rather to start the conversation that many of us are afraid to engage in.  It is undeniable… Read more

We all hear about the importance of loving yourself – just about every self help author has at least one chapter on the importance of self-esteem – but did you know that your confidence can impact your relationship both in and outside of the bedroom?  Below are 5 ways in which low self-confidence can impact… Read more

Rejection. Even the word often can make us shudder or want to wrap our arms around a loved one and hide them from the feelings that are often attached to such an experience. Truthfully I don’t think there are many things we can face that can damage our ego quite as much as being rejected… Read more

Happy New Years! It is that time of year again when we start focusing on resolutions and/or goals we would like to achieve in the upcoming year. I tend to find people often fall into 1 of 2 categories: they religiously set new years resolutions or they refuse to. Which one are you? While there… Read more

One of my favorite things about this time of year is that it offers up moments to reflect on our year. Research shows that taking time to reflect can improve our mental, emotional and physical health and I believe there is no better way to close this year and start the next then feeling our… Read more

Last weekend I had to attend a funeral for the dad of a good friend of mine’s. It was, of course, very sad and the loss of a wonderful human being is never something you can make sense of very easily. The beautiful thing, however, was the focus of his celebration of life. As is… Read more

I hope all of you found the last blog post helpful and were able to use some of the suggestions to connect in your relationship. One of the things I find so important about communication is how it can help you in all your relationships: intimate, family, friends and work! As promised, here are the… Read more

It’s funny how themes seem to pop up in my office from time to time. For example, there are times when it seems every individual and every couple that I am working with is having issues with intimacy. Or perhaps all at once it seems people are going through relationship breakdowns and we are focusing… Read more