Happiness and Pleasure Born of Reverie and Reflection
When I was little and living in lush, sweaty Georgia, my mother would take me and my Read More ...
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How Wisdom Emerges from Body-Scan Meditation
Mindfulness Meditation: Using the Body Scan as a Focus Body-scan meditation Read More ...
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Post-traumatic Stress Injury
Responding to First Responders: PTSD and PTSI in First Read More ...
Seeing How Childhood Patterns Affect Marriage
When Mark and Judy came to see me for couples therapy, Judy felt frustrated Read More ...
Finding Tranquility in Meditation Despite the Inevitable Storms
One of the stories from the life of Buddha that is depicted in numerous sculptures from Read More ...
Six Ground Rules for Introducing a New Girlfriend or Boyfriend to Your Kids
When is it okay to introduce your kids to a date after divorce or separation? This is a Read More ...
How Couples Counseling Can Guide a Divorce That’s Better for the Kids
Staying Together for the Kids: Why This Isn't a Good Idea In my work as a counselor, I Read More ...
Ways to Increase Fondness and Admiration
The Sound Relationship House Part 3: Ways to Increase Fondness and Admiration We use Read More ...
The Sound Relationship House: Sharing Fondness and Admiration
Sharing Fondness and Admiration In the previous post, I described the first Read More ...
The Sound Relationship House: Friendship and Appreciation
The Sound Relationship: Part 1 A great marriage needs a strong foundation. Read More ...
Sex and Kissing in Relationships
Why is kissing important? We need to feel connected in our intimate relationships and Read More ...
Passion and Romance in Marriage: How it Goes Sour
Would you choose gelato over non-fat frozen yogurt? Most of us would say gelato, even Read More ...
How to Survive a Rip Current of the Mind When Practicing Mindfulness Meditation
Ruminations and Worry Make Meditation and CBT Difficult Recently during a visit to Read More ...
A Lesson In Mindfulness: Blackberry Picking
Being mindful when doing daily tasks is a lesson in informal meditation practice. The Read More ...
Relationships and Vacations
A weekend away can bring back romance and intimacy For many couples, a vacation Read More ...
Are you texting your partner too much? 6 Ways Texting Can Be Inappropriate in Your Relationship
With smartphones, our partner is just a text away. That’s not always a good thing. Sure, Read More ...
Marriage Takes Work, Care, and Attention
“Marriage, the Job: The Hard Work in ‘Before Midnight,’ Amour’ and Other Films and Shows,” Read More ...
Alternative & Complementary Treatment for Emotional and Physical Health
With changes in health care following the Affordable Care Act, providers will soon Read More ...
Depressed, anxious, or both? Part Two
Depression is a Treatable Illness According to the National Institute of Mental Health, Read More ...
Anxious, depressed, or both?
Anxious people fret. Depressed people brood. Anxious people worry about what may happen, Read More ...
How Anger Hurts Relationships
Getting angry...is easy and everyone can do it; but doing it . . . in the right amount, at Read More ...
Finding Happiness: You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own Read More ...
How Lifestyle Changes Can Be Therapeutic—And What To Do When They’re Just Too Hard
The October 2011 issue of American Psychologist featured an article on how mental health Read More ...
Being Playful Gives Freedom from the Restrictions we Put on Ourselves
Gerald Heard visited Georgia O’Keeffe at Ghost Ranch in 1937. He had an interest in Read More ...
