Welcome the New Year with a plan for Joy and Fulfillment!
It’s time to say good-bye to 2015! Often the start of a new year prompts reflection, and the setting of resolutions – usually things we...
Attachment Mix Tape Track #2: "The Heart of the Matter" by Don Henley
One of the wonderful things about my job as a psychotherapist is that I learn from my clients all the time and they are always inspiring...
A Shout Out to all Men coming to Couples Therapy! (especially with a female therapist!)
Yesterday I was meeting with my Perinatal Consultation group and our topic for the month was “Postpartum Couples”. We had a really...
Announcing the Attachment Mix Tape! Track #1: "The Glory of Love"
I just watched the movie Beaches starring Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey for the first time in a decade! If you’ve never seen it, its...
"Your task is not to seek for love...."
This past week I volunteered at a conference for psychotherapists learning the model of couples therapy I practice called Emotionally...
"You scowl because you have indigestion and fourteen people feel inadequate."
As a couples therapist, the question of “fault” comes up quite frequently. Couples in distress are typically wondering – which one of us...
"To love without knowing how to love wounds the person we love" - Thich Nhat Hanh
It’s been far too long since I’ve posted here! I was inspired to start writing again by a disturbing but very educational experience I...
The Appropriate Response
I’m up early today because I am going to a “One Day Sit” – a day of meditation through Vipassana Illinois. This is the same organization...
Basic Goodness: The Practice that makes all the difference in conflict
In my 10 week group, The Mindful Couple, we just finished week 5 and in this round of the group I’ve introduced the concept and practice...
The Wisdom of No Escape: Post Vipassana Meditation Course reflections
I returned home from the 10 Day Vipassana Meditation course this past Sunday. Its taken me awhile to digest all that I learned and...