Rick Hanson, PhD looks at the importance of taking responsibility for your part in difficult situations with others. In situations or relationships with any kind of difficulty – tension, feeling hurt, conflicts...
Category - Relationships
Rick Hanson, PhD
Get Closer with Your Partner in 45 Minutes
Check out this tool to improve the connection with your partner (or friend) via Greater Good in Action. If you are seeking more closeness with anyone in your life, set aside some time together (45 minutes is the...
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Divorced People Reflect Upon Lessons Learned About Marriage
In a longitudinal study starting with couples in their first year of marriage, Dr. Terri Orbuch, PhD continued to check in with the couples, even those who ultimately divorced (46%) eventually over the 25 years+ of the...
Marriage Counseling is Not What You Might Think
If you think marriage counseling is only for couples who are at the end of their ropes, you might be missing a number of opportunities to improve your marriage in ways that might actually help you avoid getting to...
6 Ways to Get the Most of Being Single This Summer
As summer knocks on the door, are you single and wish you were in a relationship? Rather than lamenting the fact you don’t have a romantic partner to enjoy the season with, flip this script, take a different...
Parents, Do Your Children Know?
Much of what shapes our beliefs about self, others and the world stem from the quality of attachment to parents and primary caregivers. It impacts self-esteem and the secure base in which we learn to explore the world...
Rewire Your Sense of Hurt or Shame in Painful Relationship Interactions
Linda Graham, MFT offers this powerful tool to help get through and actually rewire challenging relational experiences resulting in emotional pain. There’s a teaching story in the Buddhist tradition that can guide...
Linda Graham, MFT
The Truth about Men, Love and Intimacy
“I’ve been married for over twenty years. I know I’m not perfect, but I can honestly say that I do my best to be a good husband…I care about what my wife thinks of me asa husband and father.” ~Sal “It scares me to admit...
Richard Nicastro, PhD
20 Relationship Tips: Give Your Relationship the Attention it Deserves
Richard Nicastro, PhD explores specific ways you can improve your relationship, noting that it usually doesn’t just “happen” but requires effort to be sure it gets adequate attention. Let’s face it:...
When Honesty is Not the Best Policy in Relationships
I once heard a client say with great pride that she has always been “honest” in her relationships. She told people how she felt about them and situations at hand. For her it was inauthentic or...
