Am I Ashamed or Enough?
I was at the mall recently with my four-year-old. There was a college student playing the piano. He played effortlessly. He was playing a plethora of genres: John Legend to Disney movie songs to pop. …
Avoiding Assumptions
In my 15 years of seeing individuals and couples in therapy, I’ve heard just about every version of argument there is. Whether it’s a blowup that started with the laundry not being folded or a …
Let’s Face It
Face/Off was a movie made in 1997 starring Nicolas Cage and John Travolta. I remember being both mesmerized and freaked out at how someone’s face (Nicolas Cage) could be transplanted onto someone else’s face (John …
But Who Are You Now?
When I work with couples, this is often one of the first questions I ask when trying to assess who I have in the room. This question has also been the driving force that …
Being a Man in a 2019 Relationship
I can’t speak for the rest of the men out there, but growing up I heard all kinds of phrases such as “be a man,” “man up”, and “act like a man.” Typically this meant …
Infidelity – Clouded By Myth
According to couples therapists, infidelity is the second most difficult relationship problem, surpassed only by domestic violence. Most of the time, the other partner gets blindsided in the knowledge about their partner’s affair. Affairs do …
