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LATEST ARTICLES ( 54 )

• Relationship Realities Podcasts

  

  I have not written here in some time because I moved my blog to my website. Please go there to sign up for all new posts. There are also 27 episodes of my... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2016 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• What You’ve Been Missing

  So periodically I write a post to say I've moved my blog to my website: therapyideas.net People keep subscribing to this the old site I feel responsible to... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2016 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Make Sure You Stay a Couple (even with Kids)

  

  Relationships can be suffocated if parents become so child-focused that they forget about being a couple. The "US" of being a couple should not be erased. The U... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2016 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• New Trauma & Ptsd Page on Website

  

  I spent years working with rape & incest victims for Pittsburgh Action Against Rape, many decades ago. Trauma is a big deal. If you are struggling with trauma o... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Relationship Podcast Launched!!!!

  

  Relationships are one of the best things in life to get right. A podcast is an audio blog, if you’ve never tried a podcast before maybe now is the time. Read more

  Posted on 30 April 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Defensiveness, a Very Bad Habit That Destroys Communication

  

  Defensiveness is a powerful way to reassure yourself. Everybody does it almost every day if they have relationships. Defensiveness is a knee jerk reaction that... Read more

  Posted on 14 March 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Final Post ; I’m Moving Blog to My Website @ Therapyideas.net

  

  Today, February 12th marks my sixth year of blogging!I’ve been advised I was foolish not to have my blog on my website (which is also on WordPress), and... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2015 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Our Relationship to the Have Nots & the Novel Preparation for the Next Life

  

  I read this because of the book review in the NYT on 11/13/14. The reviewer’s last sentence: The final chapters of this indelible book pulled my heart up under... Read more

  Posted on 27 December 2014 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Integrity is All About Self-Confrontation

  

  Integrity is the difference between being nice and being good. We live in a world that too easily values nice because nice is easy to do. Good is a whole lot... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Anxiety, Shoulds, Duty & Exaggerated Obligation

  

  Anxiety is the biggest problem I work with. Anxiety is a huge issue for tons of people. Anxiety means that fear drives your choices. Fear based choices make you... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• The Path to Improve Motivation Requires Being Authentic

  Motivation seems illusive for so many people. Motivation isn’t simply being positive. Don’t falsely perky waitresses drive you crazy because it’s really all... Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2014 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• The UKRAINE, Why Should We Care About Russia’s Aggression?

  

  This post is written by a guest, Adriana Helbig. A description of her credentials follows the post. She is so passionate about what is happening, that she went... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2014 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• What Does “breast Cancer Awareness Month” Meant to You?

  

  October is Breast Cancer Awareness month & I am reblogging most of the post I found from Lara K. Huffman’s blog Get Up Swinging: The Boobs are Fake, The Snark i... Read more

  Posted on 01 October 2014 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• OCD & Learning More About It Leads to Control

  

  OCD isn’t just about washing your hands like Lady Macbeth. OCD is the disease of anxiety on steroids. Fear is in charge by thinking obsessively or following... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2014 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Guilt is Too Often Exaggerated Which Causes Stress

  

  Guilt is often exaggerated which creates suffering. Our ability to twist & turn a normal situation into a dramatic episode leading to self torture is amazing. Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Feel Overwhelmed by Emotions? You Are Not Alone!

  

  Feeling overwhelmed by feelings with no clue how to manage them is at the core of addiction problems. A central problem of anxiety is being to easily swamped... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2014 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Restoring My Relationship to Music with Thanks to Keith Richards

  

  On vacation I finally had time to update my music using itune’s Genius recommendations. I stayed up really late because I was having such a good time discoverin... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2014 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Snowpiercer the Movie & How to Build Character

  

  Snowpiercer is a wonderful “end of the world” movie. We seem to be swimming in apocalyptic films & t.v. shows. I’ve always loved science fiction in books becaus... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2014 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Feeling Lost ? How to Carve a Niche for Yourself in the World

  

  Many people arrive in my office and describe themselves as lost. Women whose kids have grown, men who decide to leave a criminal lifestyle behind, partners who... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2014 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS

• Women, Art and Authority: The Language of Exclusion

  

  rhodasommer:Your relationship to Women in Art needs to be considered. This is reflagged because I find it thought provoking important. Unfortunately I could... Read more

  Posted on 21 June 2014 LOVE & SEX, RELATIONSHIPS