My Bipolar Medications & The DUI
I thought I was an old-fashioned kind of girl when I first got married. I thought I wanted to be the one to take care of my man. I wanted…
Relationships & Love
Narcissistic Relationships
Since writing Codependency for Dummies, countless people have contacted me about their unhappiness and difficulties in dealing with a difficult loved one — frequently a narcissistic partner or parent who…
Are Our Hearts Hardwired to Heal Our Heads?
“I put my heart and my soul into my work, and have lost my mind in the process”- Vincent Van Gogh We are accustomed to thinking of our brains as…
When Relationship Conflict Turns into Fighting
Conflict is inevitable as soon as we expand our world from me to we. Once two people decide to commit to each other; once they start to share responsibilities and…
Self-Esteem Makes Successful Relationships
Research has well-established the link between good self-esteem and relationship satisfaction. Self-esteem not only affects how we think about ourselves, but also how much love we’re able to receive and…
Infertility Sucks: 4 Ways to Accept Support from the People Who Love You
When you’re in the midst of infertility, you are searching for ways to get through it. Years later, you look back on the experience and understand it in a whole…
Infidelity and Sexual Harassment in Family Firms
As a psychologist and family business coach, I see it too often. It is a well-known secret that many family firms struggle with sexual inappropriateness, infidelity, or even abuse. Even…
Making Love Last: Lessons from the Long Married
Although the marriage rate has been trending down since the 1970s, the majority of Americans are married at some point in their lives. While only about 51% of the population…
Alone Positively, not Positively Alone
I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person. ~ Olivia Wilde Someday I’d really…
Recovery from Rejection and Breakups
Because our nervous system is wired to need others, rejection is painful. Romantic rejection especially hurts. Feeling lonely and missing connection share the evolutionary purpose of survival and reproduction. Ideally,…
Love Versus Infatuation
Finally, you have met him or her. You know what I mean, the one. All your life, or so it seems, you have been waiting for the person who made…
On Being A Conscious Single: The Zen of Being Single
Unfortunately, being single today is not easy. Understatement, I guess in light of the many single ads, books, services and options which attempt to address this life status. Why is…
