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Here you'll find a wide variety of articles, ranging from addiction to anxiety, guest posts from other psychologists and professionals, as well as topics relating to couples and relationships. Please take a look around and thank you for stopping by!
It’s hard not to feel the gravitational pull to excel at life. We are continually bombarded with articles and social media posts about extraordinary achievements. Living an ordinary life can feel like we’re falling short.
When we have high expectations of ourselves, we often hold our partners to similar standards. This can lead us to being critical of our partners, seeing them as less-than because they do not share our values. For example, one of my clients characterized her husband as unmotivated because he preferred to relax on Sundays, rather than tackle their to-do list. If this judgment continues, it can lead to a negative view of the relationship, and wondering whether we have chosen the right partner (John Gottman calls this Negative Sentiment Override).
In this article, I will describe the barriers to healthy sexual intimacy in sex addiction, and discuss some components of healthy sexuality.
Here's a recent article that I was featured in by author Nicole Brown:
In the last year I have just started to try yoga, and I have to say that I am hooked. It’s incredible what a difference even just one hour a week can make.
If your struggle with anxiety looks anything like mine did, you probably get frustrated by how easy it is to remember the fearful stuff (that one time I had a panic attack in the grocery store and couldn't go back for months without it feeling like I was walking into the lion's den) and how hard it can be to remember the good stuff (that gorgeous sunset from last night).
Are you searching for that perfect partner, but feel continually disappointed in relationships? Do many of your relationships develop quickly then end abruptly? Are you attracted to people who are emotionally (or otherwise) unavailable?
Love addiction is an intimacy disorder in which individuals look to romantic partners to rescue or fill a deep emptiness. Most people with love addiction have not had healthy models for intimate relationships, so they create unrealistic fantasies to fill in the void.