I hear from a lot of parents that their recent graduate or college student is not motivated or that he is just lazy. Does it seem like your child just wants to watch TV and hang out with her friends? Maybe at your kid’s age, you not only had a job and your own house, but were married and had 3 children. So how do you get your “unmotivated graduate” off the couch and on the road to his life? View Full Article

It’s another long week at work and you still can’t seem to get caught up. The work follows you home and no matter what you try to do, the work consumes your mind. You like to work and enjoy your success, yet you can’t seem to stay focused on your family. View Full Article

With Mother’s Day just around the corner, the prime question in all of our minds is, what should we get our wonderful mothers on their special day? This Mother’s Day instead of the ordinary gift, why not try something a bit more adventurous, and of course environmentally friendly! View Full Article

How are you doing with your New Year's Resolutions? When a new year comes upon us many of us begin to think about what our goals and dreams are for the upcoming year. The truth is that it is the every day of our routines and experiences that allow us to realize our dreams and reach our goals. For instance, if we want to become fit, we need to View Full Article

It’s that time of year again where the stores get filled with red balloons, heart decorations, lover’s cards, gifts, and flowers. February 14th is nationally recognized as “lover’s day,” a relationship day, and day for couples. Some singles despise the day, some couples enjoy the romance-focused day, other people feel overwhelmed, and other people avoid it at all cost. Either way, the focus tends to be solely on romantic relationships. Valentine’s Day isn’t simply a day for couples View Full Article

To have intimacy in a relationship, couples need to have the four T's: Time, Talk, Trust and Touch. But for many parents of small kids, finding the time to talk and touch intimately is difficult. Who will take the kids? It's a problem. View Full Article

Most New Year’s Resolutions are about losing weight, improving business, paying off bills and other lifestyle changes…but they are all individual goals. When was the last time you set a goal as a couple to make the relationship stronger and more secure? View Full Article

Money, money, money…the never-ending resource of tension, headaches, and stress for many couples, especially during a recession. Money is no simple topic, and managing the funds can be far from fun. The unexpected bills, the continuous reminders of not having enough money, or the never-ending battle of debt can trigger stress and create distance in a couple’s bond. View Full Article

You’ve probably heard that money problems are one the most significant factors that can lead to divorce. Without a doubt, differences in money management styles between two partners can ruin a marriage. In fact, you don’t even need to be married to fall victim to the powerful influence money problems can have on a relationship. View Full Article

Relationships shouldn’t take a lot of work, but many couples fall into a bad habit of endless fighting. Marriage is not simply a title; it is a life long commitment to your partner. Don’t just live in a dull and monotonous day-to-day marriage….be ALIVE and View Full Article

In this article I offer tips on working through the resentments of working with an unemployed partner. View Full Article

Dating can be an exciting, endorphin rush of a ride. Does she like me? Will he call me? Desire comes effortlessly with wanting what we don’t yet have and not knowing when the next encounter will be. Dating, though, is also fraught with insecurity. View Full Article

Imagine this scenario. You have just spent the entire afternoon cleaning up the house. Your loved one comes home and sheds his or her dirty clothes on the floor on the way to the shower. Hours later, you notice the clothes still strewn about the room. To make matters worse, this is not the first time this has happened. View Full Article

In my private practice as a licensed clinical psychologist, I see the same tragedy on a daily basis. In a nutshell, too many couples are guilty of not having sex. In fact, many of these married men and women don’t even stop and think about the reality – that they’ve basically given it up altogether. These couples simply forgo sex and assign it a relic-status, as if it’s locked inside a moth-eaten attic. If this is you – and you no longer do it with your spouse – it’s time to start doing it again. View Full Article

For many of us, an important goal in our lives is to get into a good relationship with a person we really care about. It is not always clear however, what makes a relationship “good.” There is a lot of information and misinformation floating around about relationships. Here are five common relationship myths and the realities behind them. View Full Article

How many people do you know that have set a goal to improve their relationship? It probably isn’t as frequent as dieting, improving their body image, or growing in their career. Many couples overlook their relationship and forget about nurturing it. If your goal is to improve your relationship, then you are ahead of the gang. It is about that time to take away that emotional pain, get rid of the distance in the relationship; it will take work but it is well worth it. View Full Article

Relationships are full of ups and down, ins and outs. Some couples get caught on the “down” side and fall into the nasty hole of disconnection, loneliness, and dullness. In many ways, it can feel as if being stuck in a bottom of a ditch; nothing to grab onto to climb out, and the more work to dig your way out, the more dirt falls in. Many couples try to make repair attempts to climb their way out of the deep hole, but the more it barriers them with more issues to work through. Does any of this sound? View Full Article

Ask any happy couple about what keeps the relationship alive and you will most likely hear them say it thrives on healthy communication. Healthy and effective communication can create a shelter for couples where it is easy to open up, safe to be vulnerable, and a shelter to be understood. This is the foundation for a strong relationship built on connecting. Yet some couples have a difficult time in creating this dynamic. View Full Article

Research has shown that being in a close and healthy intimate relationship is good for our health. But what exactly constitutes a close and healthy relationship? Well, while there are no absolute rules about how to have the perfect relationship, it helps to keep in mind what I call The Four T’s: Time, Talk, Trust, and Touch. In this article, we’ll look at the importance of the first one: Time. View Full Article