Unhealthy Habits: How to Recognize When They Prevent You From Being You
Unhealthy Habits: How to Recognize When They Prevent You From Being You Unhealthy habits come in a wide variety. Some habits, such as biting your nails, may not seem as detrimental as lying or an ...
Overcoming Betrayal and Entering Therapy
Overcoming Betrayal and Entering Therapy For so many partners of addicts , entering into therapy can seem so overwhelming. It feel like you're just trying to hold the fabric of your life, and maybe ...
Gay, Monogamous Relationships. A Sex Positive Perspective
Gay, Monogamous Relationships. A Sex Positive Perspective Our society generally props up monogamy as the gold standard of relationships. I'm not saying monogamous relationships can't work. But it's a ...
Which Is It? Love or Love Addiction? – 6 Ways to Tell the Difference
Which Is It? Love or Love Addiction? – 6 Ways to Tell the Difference Love. It is the thing we write songs, poems, and stories about. It is the thing we’ll eat a tub of ice cream and sob over. The ...
Shame and Sexual Dysfunction
Shame and Sexual Dysfunction In our sex therapy work with sexual dysfunctions , we find that shame is not far behind. We are taught that sex should just work. If you love someone and you're attract ...
The Power of Talk: How to Improve Your Ability to Voice Your Concerns
The Power of Talk: How to Improve Your Ability to Voice Your Concerns You are sitting at your desk, rocking nervously in your chair, replaying the conversation between you and a coworker on a loop. ...
Love and Lust Don’t Have to Be Opposites
Love and Lust Don't Have to Be Opposites It is common to read articles about "Love versus Lust." However, these things don't have to be on opposite ends of any kind of a spectrum. Love is often consi ...
What to Do When You Waited Too Long to See a Therapist
What to Do When You Waited Too Long to See a Therapist Unfortunately, it's common for people to wait "too long" to take that step of seeking out a therapist. I see this most often with people who are ...
Traumatic Shame in Living with HIV
Traumatic Shame in Living with HIV Over the past 2 decades, there have been tremendous advancements in the treatment of HIV. Despite this, there is still a lot of shame that people live with when the ...
Is Your Relationship in Trouble? – 7 Signs It’s Time to Seek a Marriage Therapist
Is Your Relationship in Trouble? – 7 Signs It’s Time to Seek a Marriage Therapist For better or worse. Through sickness and health. The vows you make to your spouse look differently in the everyda ...