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It is so easy to complain. Many women bash their partner to their girlfriends. Whining to someone else rather than having a truthful dialogue with your partner is not a good idea. Reading an entire stack of books that places all the blame on one person is a tragic stance.… Continue Reading
I work with many people who really struggle when I ask them what they want. For many, there is a strong, inner pull to only attend to another's wants because it is easier. They often will be drawn to someone who is very clear about their wants and goes after… Continue Reading
In response to my last post, I was asked to publish this letter. Jack Nicholson played someone who suffers with OCD in the movie As Good As It Gets. Research on OCD and genetics is crucial for treatment in the future. Please consider helping this study yourself or pass along… Continue Reading
Getting stuck in our fears is so easy. Going over and over things in our head and feeling terrible is common to us all. If over the years you don't accept your body, your looks, your smarts or your mistakes, you can literally freeze your brain into bad ways to… Continue Reading
Relationships succeed if there is respect for differences. They fail if there is not. Two people, no matter how much alike, are not clones. In Pittsburgh, we are a city of bridges because we sit in a triangle of three rivers. Many of our bridges are very beautiful. The 16th… Continue Reading
Letting go of someone you've loved can be exquisitely hard to do for many people. If you've been taken by surprise, if you've been misleading yourself about how they feel or if you've been lied to, full recovery can seem just out of reach. It's so human to torture yourself… Continue Reading
A former client requested this post. I will begin by saying this is not an easy situation. Highly sensitive people are like a sponge so full, that it doesn't want to soak up any more water. Someone else who is quick to be on the defense, can stop you dead… Continue Reading
I was in Cleveland working in a group of therapists when someone asked Mari Creelman what to do about this impossible task of mistakes when parenting. She looked at him and responded, "Be honest about your mistakes, that's how trust builds." I believe this advice works for all relationships. It… Continue Reading
It has become ordinary to send a text to break up or to say I love you for the first time. It's a way to play it safe and escape from difficult emotions. Breaking up by text avoids the hard parts of rejection. Avoiding the hard parts is what emotional… Continue Reading
My clients often ask me "How do I know when I'm done with childhood issues?" I respond that feeling neutral without a positive or negative charge is one definition that works for me. No longer being loaded up with intense feelings, that someone has made sense of their story and… Continue Reading
