Occasionally when I’m counseling individual clients, the topic of their relationship comes up.  Sometimes they’re married and trying to...

The expectations, norms, and roles in marriage today are much different than they were a few generations ago, and these shifts can cause...

Do you think that communication in your marriage or relationship could be better, but you don’t know what you should be aiming for? Or...

Here’s a typical argument in a relationship: Partner A (we’ll say they’re a woman), exasperated, says to Partner B (we’ll say they’re a...

How do you know if you're with the right person? You've probably thought about this question. I'm going to list some qualities that a...

One of the things about life is that it’s impossible to know exactly what it’s going to be like until you experience it. And so it is...

What do all organized team sports have, that we rarely think about? A rulebook. Could any of the sports we enjoy watching on a regular...

This is a typical scene: Two young people are getting married. They are planning the parts of their own ceremony that are the most...

Empathy is the ability to understand what another person is feeling. It also invokes the understanding of what others are thinking, but...

Many people fear the thought of someone else being unhappy with them. So much that it will make people act in ways to accommodate others...

There is no doubt political tensions are high in this country right now. Worrying about whether the country is going to go in a...

We all hate being vulnerable. After all, by definition it opens us up to being hurt. In this post I want to stress though, that being...

Like many people reading this article, I grew up watching a variety of family-friendly entertainment. Just about everyone under the age...

I will get to what your therapist really thinks in a minute. But first, it's important to discuss why not holding back is an important...

During the pandemic, many people were forced to stay home for a while, as their businesses or places of employment were closed by state...

The short answer is the one you'd expect me to give, considering it's my business: the answer is, now is almost always the right time. ...

I can read a Do-It-Yourself book (or these days, watch a video on Youtube) on how to repair an electrical problem or add a new line....