Health is a focus for many and there are different aspects from what we put into our bodies to how well we keep them moving. And there are precise ways to measure these things, providing detailed data and...
Healing from the trauma of an affair is rarely easy, and it’s rarely straightforward. However, I’ve worked with many couples in counseling who have come back from the devastation of infidelity to rebuild a...
Authenticity in your daily living is a sweet congruence of your beliefs, values and actions. Your inner world and outer world align and there is a synchronicity or balance between who you truly are as an...
Cecily Mak shares her personal journey and paradigm shift around the role of alcohol in her life. “Whatever you do, don’t tell people you don’t drink. They’ll think you’re weird.” Last night I attended an...
Physical intimacy in your relationship doesn’t have to be boring – even if you’ve been married for decades! But if you find yourself getting tired of the same old routine or you’re just...
Linda Graham, MFT and author of Resilience and Bouncing Back, looks at the power of response flexibility, an important aspect of resilience. It’s the ability we all have to shift our attitude in any...
I have been in a relationship for almost 8 months. The relationship has been good when we’re together but he has always had trust issues with me whenever I’m seeing my friends or if I’m going out...
Amy Eden offers a deeply personal look at how abandonment in childhood later played out in her relationships. But she learns to deconstruct her “urge to flee” and stay present instead. — First...
With Valentines Day approaching, many couples are considering ways to demonstrate their love and affection for each other. What meaning do you attach to Valentines Day? What are your expectations? For me, it’s...
Amy Eden, an adult child of alcoholics and long time writer and teacher on the subject, offers insight into navigating the waters of being in love with an “ACA.” Have you heard the one about the confused man...
I had enough recently. So I stopped. In hindsight I didn’t realize that pause was coming but had a vague awareness of overwhelm creeping up on me, a barely audible whisper telling me I was trying to do too much...
We’ve all heard of FOMO. “The fear of missing out,” the anxiety that an exciting event may be happening that you’re not a part of. This initially was a term assigned to teens, often exacerbated...
Fear can be the ultimate ruler of your life, if allowed. It can whisper in your ear that you’re not good enough, you’re a fraud, you won’t be able to do it, you’ll be made fun of, you’ll...
This is incredibly relevant to people all over the world who are losing themselves to their smartphones. Classified as an addiction by many, it’s impacting relationships and likely changing brains of our young...
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Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Richard Nicastro, PhD
Cecily Mak
Sylvia Smith
Linda Graham, MFT
Amy Eden
