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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 thing we’ll jump into despite how much pain it
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 attracted to them, your body should just do what you want it to do, right? Unfortunately,
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. You should say something, something to express your discomfort with the statements made, but how?
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 considered healthy, beautiful and “good.” So where does this leave lust? In this
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 dealing with addictions, and people who are having relationship issues. In
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 they have HIV. HIV is associated with illness and even something as silly as “sexual
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 everyday practice of marriage. All marriages and relationships experience highs and lows, but sometimes you need
Sexual Healing: What Are the Secrets to Overcoming Erectile Dysfunction? Erectile Dysfunction (ED) can be an embarrassing condition that proves detrimental to a man’s self-confidence. Even though you may feel alienated by experiencing ED, it is not an uncommon condition. In fact, 52 percent of men experience erectile dysfunction, according
Treatment Takes Time… Staying with the Process Therapy can take time. It can be difficult to stay with the process. You are committing a lot when you engage in such deep work. You have to take time out of your day. It can be emotionally draining. You can work through
Shame Reactivity versus Taking Responsibility Shame and taking responsibility are not opposites. Whenever we have to take responsibility, we are going to be living with some element of shame. In fact, shame is in the underbelly of most aspects of our lives. It reflects our human need to connect, and