The couples who approach me for therapy often talk about having no guidelines about how to navigate relationships or marriage. There’s no workbook, no rules of engagement, no playbook to help them manage the ups and downs. Imagine having a guidebook to help you...
Couples seek therapy all the time because they encounter difficulties communicating. “He doesn’t get me!” or “She completely ignores what I say” is something I commonly hear. Why do communication issues emerge in a relationship? What causes us to miss one...
Most couples consider therapy when their relationship is in the final hour. By this time, fights have escalated, and relationship ruptures have created emotional and sometimes physical distance in the relationship. Couples sometimes approach me for therapy as they...
“I am so tired! I’m tired of working and taking care of the kids, their education, the house, my aging parents, my friends, my neighbors. I’m even tired of taking care of my pets and the plants in my house!” These were the gentle refrains of a...
If there’s anything we’ve learned in the past month or two of this pandemic, is that life can be unpredictable and full of twists and turns. What was normal and familiar yesterday feels unimaginably alien today. We have learned to transform our lives...
Raise your hand if you were born in a “get it done” and “suck it up” family culture. Where expectations were high, no one really cared about how you “felt” and it was important to keep moving ahead. Where there was no room for...
How our endless desire to be seen and heard impacts how we post. Gone are the days when thoughts were expressed privately, penned out to “Dear Diary” or kept a book of secretly written poems, meant to be rejoiced in secretly, or shared with our love....
South Asian Americans, constitute a diverse group of people that include Indian Americans, Bangladeshi Americans, Bhutanese Americans, Nepalese Americans, Pakistani Americans, and Sri Lankan Americans. With a growth rate of 69.37%, Indian Americans (or Asian...
Don’t you wish that dating was a lot easier than it is? That we all had this one person who was just right for us and when we found them- they would be ours forever? That they would miraculously appear at school, work, or church and bear a sign with your name on...
Let’s face it, each year Valentine’s Day rolls around, and our feelings about it change based on our relationship status. If we’re with someone, it’s a day to celebrate and go crazy– booking a table at our favorite restaurant, or flowers...
