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Quick Tips: How Parents Can Maintain A Great Marriage
I posed an important question to our panel of YourTango Experts: What’s one thing that parents can do today to make sure they put their...
Justice RBG is at it again! This time, wedding gay men
We are expecting the decision on same-sex marriage from the Supreme court sometime in June. Until then, the media are watching every...


The Modern Family: Platonic Parenting
Some families have been trying a different approach for many years: platonic parenting. Many couples seek couples therapy trying to...
Who is more jealous? Men or Women?
Over the years, many relationship experts have discussed how heterosexual men and women are different in how they experience jealousy....
No time for weekly therapy? A Couples Intensive may be the answer
Create a deeper love based on more sexual intimacy and better communication during a Couples Intensive with Tammy Nelson. When the...
Tammy was on Nerdist’s Sex Nerd Sandra podcast!
I had no idea how popular the podcast world has become! After my recent podcast with Sex Nerd Sandra, I received hundreds of emails with...
Slipping into a sexual slump?
Are you finding yourself feigning a headache to get out of having sex with your lover? Has the honeymoon phase disappeared long ago? I...


Why does Mindfulness Matter in Relationships?
Mindfulness is a hot buzz word right now, but it’s for a good reason. It works. Mindfulness is being attentive to the emotions and...
Video: How do you attract the perfect partner?
Anyone familiar with my work (Getting The Sex You Want or The New Monogamy) knows that a happy marriage full of love isn’t a magical...
Hockey teaches us about love
In America most of us sports fan are engrossed in either Baseball or Football. In Canada, the popular sport obsession is hockey. Hockey...
Negotiating and navigating open marriage
Can we discover what we want and don’t want in our monogamy agreement through others’ experiences? Some learn by doing, some learn by...
Healing the heart through intimacy
There is more to healing and being whole than showing up in therapy once a week or taking a medication for your depression. I know, I may...
Why is it so hard to talk to each other?
When you are frustrated with your partner, communicating your feelings may be a good way to get it out. But sometimes we are afraid to...
Guest Blog: Dr. Shaler on the importance of Thank You
At home, we don’t appreciate—we expect! We say things like, “If you really love me, you would ______.” Expectations delivered in a...
So your partner cheated – can you really trust them again?
Many couples who come see me have experienced some betrayal in their relationship – a physical, emotional, or even financial betrayal can...
Polyamorous family: Two wives give birth within a month of each other
This story about a happy polyamorous family from Oakland, CA shows how any family can create success when they work on communication and...


Parenting: Teach Your Kids How to have Healthy Relationships
Most parents will say they want a better life for their kids than they have had. Parents are a child’s first and most important role...


Spring is coming! Grow and Renew Your Relationship in Fiji this Summer
As spring here in the Northeast of the U.S. fast approaches, I get so excited to see the trees and flowers come back to life. Even though...
Why is marriage harder now than ever before?
Marriage today faces some incredible challenges, possibly more than ever before in history. Modern couples don’t just struggle with basic...


Divorce isn’t a naughty word
Much of my work with couples is in the effort to save their marriage following infidelity, loss of sexual desire, or some other damage to...
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