Sex After the Affair
Sex After the Affair – with Janis Abrahms Spring and Tammy Nelson, authors of After the Affair and The New Monogamy – join us for a two part teleseminar on how to bring the erotic back into a relationship after … Read More
Loneliness after Divorce – hug yourself happy
Dr. Karen Finn provides some important advice for anyone feeling the wide array of emotions that come with divorce in this article on YourTango: Dealing With Divorce Loneliness? Hug Yourself Happy. First: Hug yourself. “There’s something especially comforting about hugs… … Read More
How do you get your skeptical partner into the therapist office?
Following internal or relational conflict, therapy can help heal the wounds left behind. But what if your partner is not so enthusiastic about opening up to a stranger, regardless of their credentials? It’s a reasonable concern, because they don’t know … Read More
Why Men Don’t Cheat, from The GoodMenProject.com
So often when we are talking about cheating the tone is very negative, i.e. “Why did he cheat?” or “What can I do to keep him from cheating?” In our culture it’s popularly believed that men cheat because they’re men … Read More
Do cheaters get a high from lying?
A study recently found that people experience a boost in dopamine after getting away with unethical behavior such as parking in a handicapped spot, cheating on a test, or faking a disability. Fellow couples therapists Ellyn Bader and Peter Pearson … Read More
Emotional cheating just as bad, if not worse, than physical
I was mentioned in an article in The Bullet: Emotional cheating just as bad, if not worse, than physical Emotional cheating is the act of holding strong feelings for someone other than a romantic partner and it can cause more … Read More
Christian Swingers?
A very interesting article came across my path this week – New ‘Christian Swingers’ Dating Site Offers Faithful Couples a Chance to ‘Hookup’. Think this is a very controversial topic? Many of the ideas and points in “The New Monogamy” … Read More
Relationship myth: Communication is everything
There’s a common belief that increasing communication in a relationship can solve all the woes, but that’s not necessarily true. The important thing to consider is – what is communication? Communication is more than words spoken, emailed, texted, chatted. Effective … Read More
Announcing a new resource for couples: WeWantMoreNow.com
I’m proud to announce I will be contributing to a new website for couples seeking more intimacy, passion, patience, communication, love, and happiness – WeWantMoreNow.com. I am joining efforts with a wide variety of other experts on relationships, parenting, affair … Read More
Sex and Lies: Infidelity
My latest blog on HuggingtonPost address the reasons why people cheat, and what the problem with infidelity is: sex versus lies. Open any online newspaper or news magazine today and the headlines scream two things; sex and lies. Sex sells, … Read More