Beware of entrance to a quarrel. ~ Shakespeare
All couples belong to what I call the Fight Club because they all fight. Couples that don't fight are the ones that therapists worry most about. In fact, couples who do not fight have double the divorce rate of those who do.' [...]
This week, as National Survivors of Suicide Day approaches tomorrow, we've been exploring the impact of suicide, both on a personal and societal level. Michael Behmer, a marriage and family therapist at Vive and co-founder of Chaos to Connection, a comprehensive program designed to restore relationships between parents and' [...]
I hope you enjoyed yesterday's words from psychotherapist Mary Jo Rapini. Here's one more bit of wisdom she has to share, being a mom herself.<!--break-->
Mother's are rated the top influence in 90% of all girls' lives. We carry with us the wisdom of experience, and no one else will' [...]
Author Mary Jo Rapini knows a thing or two about mothers and daughters. During the course of her decade-long career as a psychotherapist, she's confronted everything from body image issues to intimacy issues to parenting issues. Now, she's brought her expertise to the page with her book, ""Start Talking: A [...]
It's never too late to have a (brain that's wired as if it had a) happy childhood1
Therapists get this question a lot: "Okay, so now that I understand how my history made me a mess when it comes to relationships, what now? It's not like I can go back in'" [...]
As I researched my book Stepmonster, I realized all the ways in which a remarriage with children is different from a first marriage or partnership. The list goes on and on, but privacy and boundaries tend to be big issues. Martin Babits, a couples therapist and author of The Power [...]
It amazes me that most people decide to end their marriages without seeking professional help. The decision of whether to divorce or not is probably the most important decision anyone will ever make. Yet, the fact remains that only a minority of people in the throes of [...]
