Four Tips to Help Manage Holiday Stress
While the holidays are happy times for many families, they can also present opportunities for tension and conflict. The annoying sibling, the relative who drinks too much or the one who holds court with anyone who will listen – holiday gatherings can bring dread. Here are four tips to help manage holiday stress? 1. Manage expectations. […]
Battling Imposter Syndrome: Graduate School Edition
Imposter syndrome is something we all experience at some point in our lives. It’s the intrusive feeling that you don’t belong. It makes us believe we aren’t capable or smart enough, whether it’s for a higher degree or a new job, or even a new family role. Imposter syndrome is a feeling I am all too familiar with.
Three Misconceptions about Couples Counseling
Many couples wait too long to seek help with their relationship because of misconceptions about what couples counseling is like, or how it can help.
Setting Boundaries
Firstly, I want to say that setting boundaries is hard. The boundaries have served some purpose for us, but when we need them to change it also means that the purpose they once served has changed.
Dancing Through Your Relationship: Trust in a Couple Relationship
A successful relationship relies on trust and a secure connection in the same way dance partners rely on each other not to get dropped in the dirt. The safer you feel, the easier it is to dance freely knowing someone is there to catch you if you fall.
Erectile Dysfunction: The Penis Pivot Problem
Erectile Dysfunction, commonly known as ED, is a major sex issue around the world. The men and couples who seek me out to help them deal with ED, often don’t actually have ED.
Life’s Too Busy for a Sexless Marriage
Life is too busy for a sexless marriage. Sex, and the “work” that’s necessary to make it good and enjoyable, require skills that most are not taught.
Middle Age Isn’t A Crisis
Like my peers, I think this is a pretty fabulous time in my life, but it’s also time to change the mindset about aging as something to dread. For many of us, the inner metamorphosis that comes with middle age opens the door to becoming the best versions of ourselves and for that, I am grateful.