Dealing with Family on the Holidays
"Dealing" with family. It would be nice if everybody was able to cherish their family time in the manner the holiday classics envision, but sadly, this isn't reality for [read more]
Coming to Grips with Marriage: “This is It??”
Many individuals and couples come into therapy with a similar relationship complaint: being married isn’t what they expected. More specifically, the reality of marriage is not aligned with their [read more]
Arguing the Past: “You Did Not Say That!”
Have you ever been in an argument with your partner where you both reference a conversation or an event that occurred in the past, and can’t agree on what [read more]
Confronting Friends: Part 1
Many of us have been through it before: someone we know well offends us or hurts our feelings. At first, it’s just a single incident, but then it starts [read more]
Why do Couples Argue?
In my most recent post about why it can sometimes be frustrating to be around in-laws, I discussed the “comfort zone” that people subconsciously seek in finding relationships. To [read more]