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The staff and faculty at the Integrative Sex Therapy Institute (ISTI) have been carefully monitoring the news around the repeal of Roe...

What does it mean to live in chaos? Are some people just more prone to self-sabotage? If you haven’t caught it yet, I am the first guest...

Valentine’s Day 2018 – the date of yet another school massacre. I read the news and my gut clenched. I still vividly remember the horror of what happened at Sandy Hook. I live in Connecticut. Sandy Hook is my community. Unfortunately, not much changed after Sandy Hook. Photo by Rhododendrites (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0] via Wikimedia Commons Today I’m feeling fiercely proud of the students of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School for taking a stand. Public opinion on gun safety

I was inspired by this powerful and uplifting message of hope by powerful women from all walks of life, across a variety of industries. Do You Need Inspiration? It’s Our Time My greatest hope for 2018 is echoed in the messages of these women. May the groundswell of encouragement of women for women help us all to step up, speak out, march, seek office, and stand our ground. May we support one another, hear one another, encourage one another. May the negativity of the last year

Wow, just a few weeks ago, I earned the #43 spot on Feedspot’s Top 100 Psychotherapy Blog list. Now, I’m at #37 on their list of Top 100 Marriage Counseling blogs . Since marriage counseling is one of my specialties, I am even more honored by this ranking. Thank you to all of you, my readers, for making it happen. Feedspot’s editorial team included me in the list along with featured master therapists John Gottman and Sue Johnson. The criteria used to determine who makes the

Like so many of you, I was both saddened and outraged by the recent tragic events in Charlottesville. I am still confused by the President’s lack of moral clarity in condemning the violence. The American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists (AASECT) has recently released a very clear official statement regarding these events. As a member of AASECT, I am aligning with the values that the organization is standing with in the statement. I stand against

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have an affair? To kiss or have sex with someone other than your spouse? Have you ever longed for more variety? Have you thought about it, maybe even met someone, but chose not to explore it further because you didn’t want to hurt your partner or break your vows? Lots of people experience similar thoughts. But what if you could follow through on some of those feelings with the consent of your partner? Would you do it? More peopl

Sex That Works by Wendy Stragr, founder and owner of Good Clean Love, was reviewed in the New York Times this week, an excellent review! They say the book is “…thoughtful, well written and dare I say, a little inspirational.” So excited for her. The article is “Sex-Ed for Grownups” — they also review Laurie Mintz’s Becoming Cliterate and Winifred M. Reilly’s It Takes One To Tango . The journalist Judith Newman starts off with an interesting quote: “According to a 2004 stud

Trump’s recent action to rescind former President Obama’s school bathroom order has put our transgender and gender nonconforming (TG/NC) youth at renewed and heightened risk, both for violence and discrimination, but also for suicide, mental illness, and self-harm. The American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) recently issued a statement supporting the rights of these students. I appreciate them stepping up. Family therapists can and should help protect the rights and safety of

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I just arrived in Paris yesterday and as I travel the city, my mind flashes to the events of the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack (Je Suis...

Until we can change the way we think about women and girls in the world, we will never be free. There can be no peace, no negotiation, no...

Have you ever been in a relationship that made you super unhappy and stressed, so emotionally drained that you just didn’t know what to...

Our hearts grow tender with childhood memories and love of kindred, and we are better throughout the year for having, in spirit, become a...

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There is such a struggle for therapists trying to provide out of state therapy by phone, webcam, or whatever, within their license and...

The highest paid woman in the USA is a wonderful example of how it pays to live your passion and your dreams. Martine Rothblatt, CEO of...

I’d like to share with you a topic that as a Mom is near and dear to my heart. On September 3rd, Kids In The House launched an...

To celebrate the rising temperatures and summer break, we’re having a sale of some of my most popular teleclasses. Download the...