Category Archives: Relationships
Borderline Personality: Does a BPD Diagnosis Imply Raging?
One aspect of the cluster of traits that lead to a borderline personality diagnosis lies at the core of this disorder. Hint: it's NOT anger.
Boundaries, Privacy and Intimacy Are Cultural Phenomena
When couples start with different cultural backgrounds, their his-way, her-way expectations of intimacy, of what is private and what can be shared, can be confusing.
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, So Here’s a 6-Step How-To
Relationship endings can be difficult. This strategy works whether you are the one who initiates the breakup or the one who receives the bad news.
Can a 4-Step Self-Help Therapy Technique End Upset Feelings?
Therapists use this technique to help their clients gain insight and feel better. Can it also relieve upset feelings if you use it as a self-help technique?
Can All Conflicts About Sex Be Resolved? If So, How?
This is the 7th post in a series addressing the question of whether and how all conflicts can be resolved. Sexual differences can be particularly sensitive to discuss.
Can Energy Therapies Augment Conventional Couple Therapy?
I'm a conventional therapist who has become convinced that some of the new energy therapy techniques need to become a standard part of every psychotherapist's repertoir. Here's why.
Can I Trust My Gut to Know I’ve Found My True Love
Use these five short tests to help you assess if a person who feels like a marriage candidate would be a good choice for sealing the deal as husband and wife.
Apologies: How To Do Them Skillfully in 5 Steps
How can you repay emotional debts incurred by hurtful mistakes? Effective apologies can wipe the debt clean, and even turn your mistake into a nourishing relationship moment.
Appendage-itis: When You Love Too Much
Excessive altruism can be problematic just like narcissism, its opposite. My client Mary explains how.
Are Political Differences Straining Your Relationships?
Do's and don'ts for dialogue lest political differences wreck your relationships.