Men’s Issues Articles
Listed by most recent articles first.
- Sexuality and Marital Intimacy
A good marriage is best friends with passion. Without the passion, you just have a friendship. For some, ...
- Two Plus Two: Couples and Their Couple Friendships
What if I told you that one secret to making a long-term relationship more fulfilling is to have another committed couple with whom you and your beloved could spend time? The very premise of Two ...
- Easy Steps to Reconnect: A Guide for Emotionally Avoidant Dads
It was torture for Jason when his 13-year-old ...
- Sexual Awareness: Your Guide to Healthy Couple Sexuality
Now in its fifth edition since its original publication in 1975, Barry and Emily McCarthy’s Sexual Awareness is still the go-to book for couples who want to learn more about healthy sexuality. Each of the ...
- How to Put Parenting First and Tame the To-Do List
The mom I was talking with the other ...
- How to Overcome Obstacles to Positive Change
We all are faced at times with trying to persuade others to make behavioral changes, or needing to do so ...
- What Death Can Teach Us about Life
I attended a funeral the other week for the husband of one of my colleagues. He was a relatively ...
- How Can I Improve Intimacy in My Marriage?
It has become too common a refrain: There isn't enough time. This is the excuse put forth ...
- Problems of Codependents
Everyone laughs when I tell them that I wrote Codependency for Dummies. But codependency is no laughing matter. It causes ...
- Do You Love a Narcissist?
It’s easy to fall in love with narcissists. Their charm, talent, success, beauty, and charisma cast a spell, ...
- More on Disciplining a Challenging Preschooler
In a prior column I wrote about how to teach self-control to a 4-year-old boy who constantly challenged ...
- 5 Relationship Myths
Many of us have read the fairy tales and seen the movies. There’s the handsome prince who comes to save the day ...
- Relationship Tips for Those Rocky First Few Years of Marriage
Many couples assume that if you live together, ...
- Being a Grownup When Your Kid Hates You
This column tells a story based on a composite of real-life situations in therapy to represent both teen and ...
- The Myth of the High Rate of Divorce
A few years ago, my wife and I celebrated our 25th anniversary. It is the second ...
- When Crisis Becomes Chronic: What to do When Friendships Fade
It’s a common experience. Something goes wrong in ...
- Parents Gone Wild at Easter Egg Hunt
The headline on our local paper reads, “A few rotten eggs spoil Easter Hunt.” Parents, who were supposed to ...
- Improving the Odds for Successful Second Marriages
Divorce rates have long been overstated, and that for more educated couples who are over 25 when they marry, ...
- Who Is a Sex Addict?
Increasing numbers of men and women are seeking clinical treatment for sexual addiction. This is partly the result ...
- Hypersexuality: Symptoms of Sexual Addiction
Sexual addiction or hypersexuality is defined as a dysfunctional preoccupation with sexual fantasy, often in combination with the ...
- Young Families Face New Problems
Ed and Carol were seeking help for a number of common complaints: poor communication, ...
- The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness
I've borrowed the title of Dr. Ned Hallowell's book (2002, Ballentine Books) as the title of this ...
- What You Need to Consider Before Having Kids
Having a baby is a big decision that requires couples to do some serious self-reflecting ...
- 5 Tips to Increase Your Assertiveness
“Assertiveness is all about being present in a relationship,” according to Randy Paterson, Ph.D, a clinical psychologist and author ...
- Valentine’s Day & Parental LOVE
Did you know that about 40 percent of the 180 million Valentine's cards purchased this year will be bought by parents? ...
