We may not like other people sometimes, but we humans have a need for contact. We stumble in and out of bad relationships, tolerate unhealthy family interactions and struggle to find true friendships. Like it or not, human beings have a need for emotional intimacy. It’s hard-wired into us, the urge for contact with others. […]
Fighting all the time? The “good” times are really good, but the “bad” times are starting to make you wonder if you should leave? Contrary to our wishful thinking, good marriages aren’t easy, but require a lot of work. Personal work. If you’re not working on you, then the relationship is probably not good for […]
Done right, sex feels good, but have you ever woken up the next morning and wondered what you were thinking? The truth is you probably weren’t thinking. There are some good reasons for engaging in sexual activity. The triad of hormones, relationship and potential fun is the best scenario. We won’t address the fun issue […]
You love them. They’re your kids and there’s nothing you wouldn’t do for them. If they needed a kidney or someone to snatch them from in front of a speeding car, you wouldn’t hesitate. The day-to-day moments are more challenging, however. The developmental tasks of the teen years involve learning to create successful relationships…and they […]
Emotions are funny things. Are you listening to yours? Some people seem to swim in an emotional world. They make their choices based on their gut feelings and they can tell you three or four emotions they’re having at any given moment. This level of emotional awareness, however, can seem negative and overwhelming to some. […]
Why of all human emotions do we feel the need to “manage” anger? There are no classes to help you avoid the mistakes you make under the influence of joy or confusion, and let’s be real, sometimes they’re bad choices. The emotion of anger, however, is associated with bad behavior, like beating the crap out […]
“I care about him,” she said, “but I’m just not in love with him anymore. We fight a lot of the time and the feeling between isn’t there anymore.” Should you divorce? Shauna and Parker(not their real names) married right out of college and started careers. After several years, they bought a house in a […]
“Whenever he slips in his own crap,” Neal said of his younger brother, “he always seems to fall in clover.” Ever wonder why others seem to get promotions even when their work is no better than yours? They get raises and dates with really hot women, while your life is unexciting and half the time […]
So you had a thing and now she won’t talk to you and you don’t really give a flip ’cause talking won’t make a damn bit of difference anyway. It never does. She says the same things and you end up saying the same things because she apparently didn’t hear you when you said them […]
Do you lie awake at night, wondering why you can’t fall asleep? Can’t stop thinking about your day or a television show you watched? Sleep challenges might have more to do with your personality than your brain. A good thing about being extraverted is that you generally find new situations to be interesting and easy […]