Wherever You Go, There You Are

There was a story of two men in ancient times of walled off cities.  One man left his city and went on a trek seeking a better life.  He arrived at a new city’s gates and asked the woman what the city was like.  She asked him, “What was the city you came from like?” ...

Intimacy, Eyes, and Dogs

I had an immediate reaction to a study that my husband told me about.  He read that ‘if you look a dog in the eye and speak kindly to it, it will behave better.’  My immediate reaction was, ‘That goes for people, too!’ I see a lot of couples in my practice as a...

What Would You Say To Yourself?

If you could go back in time, say 10, 20, or 30 years, what would you say to yourself?  You’ve lived through some rough stuff since then.  You’ve gained wisdom from life experience that cannot be learned any better way than through living it.  You know things now that...

Angry Men . . . Passive Women

Imagine a guy driving his speedboat down the river.  It’s a gorgeous day, the water is smooth like glass, and he’s zooming along having a great boat ride.  He thinks it’s the greatest day ever!  When he turns around to see his family in the boat, however, he realizes...

Angry Women . . . Passive Men

She practically levitated off my couch.  The anger this woman had been storing for years was spilling out of her and all her husband could do was sink deeper into the sofa.  By the time a couple hits my office, she can contain her frustrations no longer and he is...