No matter how we behave within our relationships, most of us truly want our relationships to be healthy. We don't want to be filled with anger that eventually turns into resentment. We don't want to feel contempt towards the one we claim to love or once loved since contempt … [Read more...]
18 Ways to Reduce Anxiety
Anxiety can be paralyzing. It can make your heart race, your hands sweat, and your stomach hurt. It can cause you to grind your teeth, bite your nails, lose a lot of sleep and feel like you are ready to jump out of your skin. Anxiety can create headaches, back pain, … [Read more...]
Are You Good Enough?
Donald Winnicott (1896-1971), an English pediatrician, researcher, and psychoanalyst, teaches- You don't have to be the perfect parent, but if you are good enough, your child will grow up feeling good enough. In a Psychology Today article published on July 15, 2014, Susan … [Read more...]
14 Things to Avoid When Feeling Sad or Depressed
A woman, I will call Sylvia, came into my office the other day feeling sad and depressed. Her boyfriend had broken the relationship off with her several months earlier and she was having a difficult time recovering from the loss. She was experiencing crying spells almost daily. … [Read more...]
Vulnerability Is Necessary to Achieve True Intimacy
Many couples struggle with a fear of intimacy. They fear getting too close emotionally because they don't want to get hurt. Letting their guard down feels too risky. They don't like feeling vulnerable. Just the other day I was working with a couple whose relationship was built … [Read more...]
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