Posts Tagged ‘relationship training’
Lessons From Buffy, My Persistent Kitty
Every morning between 4:00 and 4:30 a.m., without fail, my cat Buffy jumps on the bed, intending to wake me up so she can get me to feed her. You may wonder how I know my cat’s intentions. Well, animals are great communicators if you know how to tap into what they are telling you.
When I get up, Buffy runs out of the room and toward Read the rest of this entry »
Bad Relationships Gone Good
I was divorced at age 27 from a good man. Would you be surprised that despite having completed a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology, I knew next to nothing about creating a happy relationship for myself? That understanding came years later.
You may be in the same boat I was all those years ago. In your work you may be an effective Read the rest of this entry »
Creating Happily Ever After
Has your marriage fallen into a predictable, boring pattern?
Do you revisit old arguments that have no easy resolutions, yet you keep hashing and rehashing them, until you could just scream?
Do you sometimes wonder what life would be like if you didn’t have to live with the man you once adored? Read the rest of this entry »
Even Relationship Coaches Get the Relationship Blues
What a difficult day. I’m leaning sideways, trying to regain my (emotional) equilibrium. I love the saying, “This too shall pass.” No matter how happy you may be, it changes. No matter how sad, you cannot stay there forever. Our emotional states change. If they did not, we wouldn’t be able to stand the intensity of whatever emotion is present at the moment. Read the rest of this entry »
In the Business of Passionate Relationships
My passion as a psychotherapist and relationship coach is to help you achieve your passion. I know that you can have a happy, successful relationship whether you are a couple that has been struggling for years or a single person who seeks to find someone to spend your life with. Read the rest of this entry »
Get Out of the Friend Zone
Facilidating: Dating Made Easy for Men
Each week is an exciting lesson, complete with stuff you can use right away! Here’s an outline of the first 10 lessons: Read the rest of this entry »
Single Women: Choose Man Wisely
Affairs are becoming increasingly more public events, though I doubt they are more common than they used to be. We just hear more about them in a much more public way than we have in the past. If you are a Single woman, you may be worried about being cheated on by the man you choose. You may be wondering how you can affair-proof your relationship before you even find the one for you.
Relationship Success Skills: Flexibility, Playfulness, and Commitment
Keeping your relationship healthy, happy, and successful takes work. Having said that, not all of the work is hard. Some of it can be quite enjoyable. You need many skills to make your marriage successful. Three of them are flexibility, playfulness, and commitment.
Children of Divorce Happier? True or False?
Since divorce became more accessible, we have been telling ourselves lies about children and happiness. We have convinced ourselves that if we are happy, our children will be happy. We have said this for so many years that we believe it is the truth.


