Coping with a break up can not only drain you emotionally but also physically. It is a phase when you need to be with loved ones and people who care about you. How to forget an ex and trying to face life all over again requires a lot of inner…
We hear so often, “Don’t take it personally.” What does this really mean? The answer is NOT simple! Let’s say that you are in a great mood, feeling loving and expansive, and someone – either someone close to you or a stranger like a clerk in a store – is…
Whether you are single or married we all need the occasional night to ourselves. Some of you may be thinking “A night to myself — what is that?” We often have those nights where we are home zoning out watching TV, eating and feeling bored. We don’t need more of…
Couples going through rough patches – or even on the brink of divorce – may look to a marriage counselor for help. But the type of counselor, not to mention his or her certification and counseling style, that you choose can make a big difference. The first thing to look…
Relationships are all about give and take. But when one partner does more giving and less taking, then that person isn’t getting what he or she needs out of the relationship. Get the balance right by gauging whether or not you’re entitled to much more in a relationship. Often, low…
For many women (and men) who experience abuse in romantic relationships, a way out may not seem possible when the attacks continue to happen. Abusive relationships seem to hold victims in thrall, either too scared or too worried about the next steps, to escape. But leaving a violent situation is…
Anyone who’s been married awhile tends to describe marriage as something they “work on.” But what do you do when it feels like one partner is working a little more than the other? Or both feel like it’s not even worth the effort anymore? Couples’ therapy can be very effective…
You’re never too old for Halloween. Regardless of your age, you may be one of those people who still count All Hallow’s Eve as one of the most exciting holidays of the year. And why wouldn’t it be? Halloween appears to bring out the inner child in the majority of…
On a regular basis, there’s probably only one set of genitalia you see on a regular basis – your own (and maybe your partner’s, if you have one). Other than that, you might see privates depicted in art or pornography. If you do, then you might notice a vast difference…
It’s normal that after spending years as a couple, your sex life becomes a little stale. The urge to do it with your lover has reached its plateau. Sex has become a part of the chores. Those sizzling, sweltering, tantric, sex has somehow become the thing of the past. Although…