Happy marriages require some amount of effort to stay that way. Those who believe their relationship can sustain the dizzying highs of their honeymoon phase early tend to be disappointed when life gets in the way. We...
Category - Relationships
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Men, Why Empathy in Relationships Matters and How you Can Step it Up
Richard Nicastro, PhD breaks down empathy for men, an important aspect of emotional safety and healthy communication. Empathy is one of the cornerstones of healthy, happy and connected relationships. But for women...
Extreme, Everyday Love
Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW, looks at ways couples can boost their relationship happiness and intimacy by incorporating daily habits into their lives. A relationship is like a plant: it needs regular attention to stay...
Ashley Davis Bush, LCSW
In the End, Your Relationships Truly Matter
I was deeply moved by a piece I stumbled upon on CNN’s Belief Blog called, What people talk about when they die. As a psychotherapist for individuals and couples – as well as a writer about topics related...
California Therapist: In-person and online therapy in Marin County
Lisa Brookes Kift is a licensed therapist (MFT), doing individual therapy and couples counseling in downtown in-person in Larkspur, Marin County, CA, just north of San Francisco. She also offers online therapy in...
Your Early Relationship with Mom and Your Intimate Adult Relationships
“The ability to trust, love, and resolve conflict with loved ones starts in childhood — way earlier than you may think. That is one message of a review of the literature in Current Directions in...
The Myth of the Fairy Tale Relationship
“It just didn’t turn out to be the fairy tale I had so badly hoped for,” taken from Kim Kardashian’s “letter to her fans” regarding filing for divorce 72 days after her wedding. Relationships are not made for TV...
Joy Nordenstrom, CMM, MBA
How to Repair Your Marriage
You are not alone if you feel disconnected from your spouse. You are also not alone if your marriage is “OK” but has lost some life or settled into a lackluster rhythm. Marriages require work to keep them...
How to Encourage Your Partner to Take Better Care of Themselves While Strengthening Your Relationship
You are on the fit track, eating healthy, and working on being the best you can be. You would love nothing more than to have your partner on this journey with you. In fact, when they aren’t on the same page, things can...
Key Insights | Quick Tip to Assess the Quality of Your Relationship Right Now
Many people are clear about what a “healthy relationship” looks and feels like. But some are not, particularly if they’ve had a history that hasn’t demonstrated this for them to see. If you...
