Men’s Issues Library

• From the Living Room to the Bedroom
  In From the Living Room to the Bedroom, Bill and Ginger Bercaw aren’t afraid to get personal about the details and the intricacies of a relationship.  They are serious about intimacy and they don’t hesitate ...
• 7 Mistaken Assumptions Angry People Make
  “I guess I have an anger problem. I lose my temper pretty quick. But it’s not ...
• Daughters Need Fathers, Too
  Fathers, be good to your daughters Daughters will love like you do ~ "Daughters," by John Mayer We hear a lot about ...
• 5 Ways to Solve All Your Problems
  Got a problem? Who doesn’t? It might help to know there are five ways, ...
• 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, ...