29 Dec How Couple Therapy can Help to Save Your Relationship
He didn't want a marriage with an unavailable wife...
Marriage and family life
23 Jan Is Desire Necessary?
Countless couples - possibly nearly all couples who have spent more than a year or two together - have experienced a loss of interest in sex by one partner or the other. Often this causes real distress. One partner may end up feeling rejected, unloved,...
24 Nov Rules for Surviving Thanksgiving in a Dysfunctional Family
Posted at 19:04h
in Marriage and family life, Uncategorized
by Nate Prentice, MSW, LCSW, CAS-PC
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Remember that no matter what happens, there’s always one at the table who has it worse than all of you combined. The Thanksgiving Turkey....
26 Aug The Little Pink Pill – a Cure for Your Sex Life?
The little pink pill known as Addyi, or flibanserin, was released in August 2015 and is due to be released October 17. Will it change women's lives the way Viagra changed the lives of men? Many are calling it the “female Viagra.” But is...
26 Jul Tough Love for Bubbie
Posted at 13:54h
in Links and re-blogs of other blogs, Marriage and family life, Psychiatric medications
by Emily Kahn-Freedman
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Helping someone you care about when they don’t want help is complex. When do you honor their wishes, and when do you superimpose your own beliefs out of a conviction that your instincts are correct? Several years ago, my husband and I faced this question...
13 Jul It’s Not Easy Being Thirteen: Family Therapy for a Mother and Daughter
At first, both Ashley and Denise seemed to have too much animosity toward one another to communicate well during therapy sessions. In therapy, Ashley learned that she could turn to her mom for support in times of distress....
26 Jun Drinking, Drugs, and Your Teenage Child
"Drugs and alcohol don't discriminate," says Vanessa Walker, a therapist at Psych Choices with years of experience working with young people. "It's a way to socialize," and may sometimes ease the way for kids who have difficulty making friends....
15 Jun Reflections on Grief and Loss
Loss is such a pervasive part of life that it challenges our basic assumptions. When what we hold dear is no longer certain, our ability to trust may be shattered. In my approach to bereavement counseling, I bear witness to your experience of loss: how...
22 Feb Lost That Lovin’ Feeling? 6 Ways to Jump-Start Desire
If the problem persists for some time, the higher-desire partner usually reports that he or she has also lost interest. "I can only take so much rejection," they will report, "and after a while I just gave up." Their partner's lack of interest...
31 Jan When a Spouse has ADHD
Posted at 17:56h
in Marriage and family life, Mental Health Suggestions, Resources
by Emily Kahn-Freedman
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For a couple where one partner has ADHD, the symptoms of disorganization, distractibility, poor impulse control and difficulty following through may lead to chronic resentment, anger, arguing and distress for both partners. Marriage can be a challenge, but there is hope....