To keep your relationship brimming with love in the loving cup. Whenever you're wrong, admit it. Whenever you're right, shut up . - Ogden Nash 1. If you can agree on what constitutes a clean kitchen, you can agree on anything. Present company excluded of...
Janae B. Weinhold, PhD, LPC writes in Colunselor Magazine describing the connection between trauma, addiction and intimacy. Authentic intimacy reflects an inner journey where couples feel safe to talk about their deepest, personal feelings without judgment, criticism, ridicule or betrayal. The question is "why do...
Part of my own journey has been finding my voice. Giving myself permission to be more assertive. It's scary because sometimes I feel I will be told "NO" or someone might not like me. But as I've grown in maturity I've discovered that assertiveness actually...
According to a survey, published November 9, 2018 in JAMA Network Open, 8.6 percent of people report experiencing distress or feeling unable to function normally due to problems controlling their sexual urges, feelings, and behaviors. Interpreting the survey results exposes issues that plague the entire field of this research. Sexual addiction is on the rise due to the availability and anonymity of pornography on the internet.
I never thought about loneliness as a trigger for addiction. Then I heard this TED talk yesterday from Rachel Wurzman entitled, "How isolation fuels opioid addiction." Then it all began to make sense. Isolation breeds loneliness and loneliness affects connection, intimacy and attachment negatively. People...
I am where I am supposed to be When we attempt to push away negative feelings they simply develop greater power and energy over us. What we resist, persists. Many people believe they can live their lives avoiding any form of pain or suffering, loss...