Planning a wedding? That’s exciting news and I bet you are light on your feet and full of the “warm and fuzzies” as you imagine the big day and future with your new spouse. You and your fiance likely...
Category - Relationships
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Trust: Key to Sexual Intimacy in Committed Relationships
Richard Nicastro, PhD, examines how the sexual intimacy stakes rise when you fall in love. He highlights the conditions that either encourage or discourage trust in a committed relationship. When love becomes part of...
Richard Nicastro, PhD
Relationship Reconnection and the Benefit of the Doubt
You feel distance in your relationship. You aren’t communicating well or much at all. You’re passing ships in the night. What does it take to bridge a gap that’s developed between you and your...
Obstacles to Forgiveness and How to Overcome Them
Linda Graham, MFT examines the challenges of letting go of wrongdoing by others and barriers that can block forgiveness. She offers ways to overcome these obstacles. Laurie and Jamie sat in my office a few months ago...
Linda Graham, MFT
When Pain Masquerades as Crazy in Relationships
“Crazy” relationship behavior might not be what you think. If you really care about your partner but are being put off by his/her behavior, consider the possibility there’s more there than meets the...
3 Strategies to Make Date Night Work For Your Relationship
We’ve all heard the experts go on and on about the importance of date night to maintaining a happy relationship. In fact, researchers at University of Rochester found that watching movies and talking about them may be...
Esther Boykin, MFT
Ask Lisa: I am playing second fiddle in my relationship
I’m writing to you to get your opinion on the situation I have going on with my boyfriend. We have been dating for a little over a year. Around the time we first started dating I noticed him texting on his phone...
Get out the Broom…8 Ways to Spring Clean Your Marriage
For many, spring is a time of renewal and recharge, a sleepy-eyed yawn and waking up from a winter slumber of sorts. People feel the urge to clean their homes, their cars and their work environments. Marriages can...
Wives, Is Resentment Sneaking up on Your Marriage?
Resentment in marriage can take more forms than you might realize. Claire Hatch, LCSW looks at how resentment can creep in as boredom and how to tell the difference between this and simply being in a rut. Feeling a...
Claire Hatch, LCSW
Scheduled Sex? Oh the Horror!
Richard Nicastro, PhD believes scheduled sex can be a good thing for many couples. He challenges some of the beliefs and “shoulds” around this topic and highlights the benefit to emotional safety and...
