If you and your partner are actively trying to improve your relationship by making behavior changes that have been requested, this is great. You are one step closer to improving the quality of your bond and emotional...
Category - Relationships
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
The Power of Behavior in Relationships
From the time we are born, relationships are one of the most important things to all of us. Consider how much infants need their parents or primary caregivers. The need to attach to others is there from birth. Our...
3 Tips to Rev Up Your Marriage
So your marriage is feeling “blah?” Rest assured, it’s perfectly normal for marriages to feel deflated and need some extra attention every now and then. After all, we have family, social obligations...
Ask Lisa: Issues of Privacy and Verbal Abuse
I’ve been dating J for 1 1/2 years. We recently moved in together, I’m 27 and he’s 31. We’ve had a few issues over the past 6 months, mostly due to me not feeling like he gives me enough...
Dad I Got
Rick Belden’s poetry is brave, raw, shocking – and real. “Dad I Got,” speaks to the conflicted emotions around being a boy with an abusive, emotionally unavailable father. Dad I Got by Rick...
Ask Lisa: I’ve Been “Faking It” With My Husband
I’ve gotten myself into an extremely difficult situation, and any advice what so ever will be greatly appreciated. I am 21 years old and my husband and I have been married for two years now, and sexually active...
Mental Illness and Unconditional Love
Tom Smith, who lost his daughter to mental illness in 2003, explores mental health stigma and the heart of helping a struggling loved one. Unconditional love lies at the heart of helping a loved one with mental health...
When Depression or Anxiety Enters into Couples Counseling
It’s no secret that anxiety or depression can be challenging for people. But what about the impact on the person’s relationship? I’ve seen a number of people in my couples counseling practice where...
Ask Lisa: My Boyfriend Lives With His Ex-Wife
My boyfriend is divorced eight years and lives an hour from me. We have been together two years. His ex-wife ran out of money and having no one he let her move in with him and their son but she is not making a giant...
Ask Lisa: I peeked at her private e-mails – and now I’m mad.
I have been dating a woman for about 2-3 months, and things are going great. I feel like I am falling in love and I think it is mutual. However, she recently used my computer and checked her email and forgot to log off...
