So your marriage is feeling “blah?” Rest assured, it’s perfectly normal for marriages to feel deflated and need some extra attention every now and then. After all, we have family, social obligations...
Category - Relationships
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Ask Lisa: Issues of Privacy and Verbal Abuse
I’ve been dating J for 1 1/2 years. We recently moved in together, I’m 27 and he’s 31. We’ve had a few issues over the past 6 months, mostly due to me not feeling like he gives me enough...
Dad I Got
Rick Belden’s poetry is brave, raw, shocking – and real. “Dad I Got,” speaks to the conflicted emotions around being a boy with an abusive, emotionally absent father. Dad I Got by Rick Belden he...
Ask Lisa: I’ve Been “Faking It” With My Husband
I’ve gotten myself into an extremely difficult situation, and any advice what so ever will be greatly appreciated. I am 21 years old and my husband and I have been married for two years now, and sexually active...
Mental Illness and Unconditional Love
Tom Smith, who lost his daughter to mental illness in 2003, explores mental health stigma and the heart of helping a struggling loved one. Unconditional love lies at the heart of helping a loved one with mental health...
When Depression or Anxiety Enters into Couples Counseling
It’s no secret that anxiety or depression can be difficult to handle. But what about the impact on the person’s relationship? I’ve seen a number of people in my couples counseling practice where...
Ask Lisa: My Boyfriend Lives With His Ex-Wife
My boyfriend is divorced eight years and lives an hour from me. We have been together two years. His ex-wife ran out of money and having no one he let her move in with him and their son but she is not making a giant...
Ask Lisa: Does Watching Porn Mean He’s Not Happy with Our Sex Life?
My boyfriend and I have been dating for over a year now and there is something that I recently learned about him that is still bothering me. He looks at porn when I am gone for a few days. He says that he only looks at...
Ask Lisa: Girlfriend added an attractive guy as a friend on Facebook
My girlfriend and I recently got back together and we have been working very hard at the relationship, but I have a concern and do not know how to approach it with her. I was adding her as a friend on Facebook and...
Ask Lisa: The Vibrator in the Marriage
My wife and I have been married for just over a year. We rushed into it and were married after only dating for 4 months. Anyway, as expected we had some adjusting to do and we ran into a few communication blockages...
