There’s a lot known about the power of resilience to help us recover from extreme adversity. True, a great deal of stress that can be associated with this process but people generally thrive over time, making it...
Category - Relationships
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
The Power of Emotional Presence in Relationships
Richard Nicastro, PhD deconstructs the skills of emotional presence and challenges couples to be self reflective around how they can be more attuned to each other, especially when it really counts. Applicable to...
Richard Nicastro, PhD
Empathy on Fire
I was recently a volunteer for Challenge Day at my local middle school, an anti-bullying program to build empathy, compassion and spark positive change in the kids who take part. Little did I know how powerful this day...
Boundaries and Limit Setting in Relationships
Linda Graham, MFT looks at the “how” and neuroscience of boundary setting in relationships. Developmental psychologists have found that the human brain is capable of distinguishing between self and others...
Linda Graham, MFT
How to Repair a Relationship Rupture
Linda Graham, MFT looks at how to repair relationship ruptures and the neuroscience around it. Researchers have discovered that even in “good enough” close relationships, we spend about one-third of the...
How do you talk to people? Try a softer tone.
Rick Hanson, PhD explores communication and the importance of tone awareness in your relationships. When our kids were little, I’d come home from work wanting some peace after the daily roller-coaster and often walk...
Rick Hanson, PhD
What Does it Mean to be Loved?
Love is something we experience. Being loved and the feeling that comes with it does not have one definition or one encounter. Describing a feeling of being loved for each individual differs from person to person. As...
Jennine Estes, MFT
You First in Relationships
When I say, “You first in relationships,” I’m not flashing a green light for selfishness and bratty behavior. I’m talking about the importance of being emotionally right with yourself before you...
Sex After an Affair
Dr Richard Nicastro, PhD A takes an in depth look at the impact of infidelity on post-affair sex. The emotional fallout from an affair is extensive, and the healing process can be a long and bumpy road. Couples...
Do You Believe in Love? Trust Love.
Rick Hanson, PhD looks at the importance of being open to love, which is as natural as breathing and is woven into our DNA. Take a breath right now, and notice how abundant the air is, full of life-giving oxygen offered...
