5.15.23 In many ways relationships are similar to combinations of elements that create chemical reactions.  Some blend together and...

05/1/2023 Ever since Thomas Crapper (yes, really his name) invented the flush toilet, The Great Toilet Seat Debate about leaving the seat...

04.27.2023 One of the biggest reasons for relationship failure is the lack of practicing relationship mindfulness. Mindfulness in...

04/24/2023 When discussing relationships, I often ask patients, “Do you want to be right, or do you want to be happy?” This may seem a...

04/20/2023 Who says money can’t buy happiness?  When it comes to couples therapy, there are three big common denominator issues: money,...

04/20/2023 Perhaps no other positive action by one individual towards another has the profound impact of Unconditional Love. In order to...

03/29/2023 Sometimes religion can get in the way of relationships, especially when families put pressure on the individuals. In many...

03/27/2023 Imagine for a moment that you have wheels and tires, an engine, a chassis, a can of gasoline, etc., but they are all separate....

03/25/2023 A number of years ago a few days after my hip operation I was in our entertainment room watching television. My wife came in...

YELL'N SHOUT 3.20.23 Very often couples come in when their relationship is already on life support. The troubles did not just rise up...

YELL'N SHOUT 3.17.23 People view relationships in different ways. Some people cannot figure out why they have such difficulty...

YELL'N SHOUT 2.23.2023 A truly successful relationship is one in which each partner is the other’s cheerleader. It follows the old...

YELL'N SHOUT 2/13/2023 Losing a longtime love is never easy. I know. I lost the love of my life that I had been with for 49 years. She...

YELL'N SHOUT 2/10/2023 How soon is too soon after a spouse passes to start sleeping with someone else? There is no "magic" amount of...

02/02/2023 YELL'N SHOUT The term enmeshment is widely used in therapy. It refers to an extreme form of closeness and intensity in...

YELL'N SHOUT 2/1/2023 One of the questions that came up this week regarding relationships was this – “Is there really such thing as a...

YELL'N SHOUT 1/31/2023 The term “bipolar” is often used by many people to describe someone whose mood constantly changes between highs...

YELL'N SHOUT 1/30/23 A young couple recently came in for help with their marriage of only two years. When I asked each for her/his...

YELL'N SHOUT 1/28/2023 Imagine for a moment that you have wheels and tires, an engine, a chassis, a can of gasoline, etc., but they are...

YELL'N SHOUT 1/25/2023 One of the first things I tell people who are trying to build a relationship, whether it’s romantic or platonic,...