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...

Who Do You Give Your Power To?

“Not today, Sister!”  These 3 words taught me a huge lesson once that will stick with me for life.  I had worked for months planning an employee event at my job and I was super pumped the day it was going down.  I was excited and walking around the building...

Pin The Tail On The Donkey

Are you sick of not getting your needs met?  Do you feel like you have been screaming at the top of your lungs, but your partner claims to have no idea what you want from them?  Do you feel hopeless that this equation will ever right itself?  Let me take a...

Stuffing & Suffering

Are you a Stuffer?  When something bad or unpleasant happens, do you dismiss it, minimize it, or just quit talking about it?  Maybe you try to talk about it, but, when met with resistance from your partner, you just give up?  Or, do you just avoid bringing up things...

What’s Under YOUR Hood?

People don’t get it.  They come to couple’s counseling presumably to fix their relationship, but what they often are really after is an overhaul on their partner!  Let’s face it. .   When the engine of the relationship isn’t purring anymore, we are all too eager to...