What’s Current
To Stay or to Go? That is the Question!
Many people think that couples go to therapy in order to save their relationship, but this is not always the case. Sometimes I help couples break up. As strange as this might sound, we may need support to end a relationship, because breaking up can be hard!
Practice “Doggy Medicine” for a Happy Relationship
Recently I’ve been talking a lot with my couples about practicing what I call “doggy medicine.” Doggy medicine can apply to almost anyone, regardless of whether you own a dog (or your dog owns you!) or there is no dog in your life.
This Holiday Give Yourself and Your Partner the Gift of your Presence
Is your relationship drowning in "to-do's"? Learn about the power of connection rituals and how to be a "Human Be-ing" instead of just a "Human Do-ing". Find out about "the Neurobiology of We" and how mindfulness can increase empathy and trust...
The Pleasure Principle: What It Is and How It Can Improve Your Relationship to Food and Your Body Through the Practice of Intuitive Eating
The Pleasure Principle is simply this: Our bodies are wired to move towards pleasure and avoid pain. We naturally gravitate towards things that taste, smell and feel yummy and delicious. We naturally avoid the opposite. To try to fight the pleasure principle, as so many diets encourage us to do, is to fight one of our most basic instincts. Is it any wonder then that so many diets fail?
How Lack of the “Straight Safety Net” Creates Stress for Queer Couples
In this article I will explore two strands of the “straight safety net”—heteronormative assumptions and heterosexual privilege—and how these create often unacknowledged stress for queer couples. Following are three different scenarios from my sessions with queer couples that exemplify some of these common stressors.
