By Angelica Shiels Psy.D. 1) You absolutely, 100%, get back whatever you put into it. 2) Sometimes what you have to put into it is making a conscious effort to accept and appreciate the other person exactly how they are. … Continue reading →
As promised in my post “From Crazy Love to Just Plain Crazy…” here is a little bit about how our pasts affect our parenting approaches…. Post not completed…Stay tuned for the rest of this post.
Okay, so this isn’t an “article,” but even better. It’s an awesome video that I find myself telling couples to watch for therapy “homework” all the time. This is something that couples eventually practice in therapy over and over in … Continue reading →
Relationships. How can something be so beautiful and such a pain in the butt at the same time? I mean I love that I get a built-in copilot for life; someone to sit next to me on his computer while I … Continue reading →
Let’s face it: You don’t need to be a raging Buddhist to buy into the fact that pain and suffering are bound to exist in some form in everyone’s lives. No amount of money, no amount of luck, and no amount of denial can … Continue reading →
Unfortunately, there’s no alarm bell that magically signals the start of relationship problems. Usually, problems creep up on a couple, affecting their lives in ways that seemingly have little to do with the relationship. After several exchanges where he feels … Continue reading →