I was torn between my excitement over attending an event for which I already had tickets and my friends' desire to have me along on a long weekend trip. Certainly, it was a dilemma. I wanted to go along with the group but I had been waiting for my event to come into town for quite some time. The choice to stay with my plans was not an easy one. I tuned to my mentor and I remember his words … [Read more...]
To forgive or not forgive
Forgiveness. One of humanity’s oldest and most complex virtues has stirred hearts and minds across centuries. The earliest preserved story of forgiveness appears in the Hebrew Bible through Joseph, who forgave his brothers after they sold him into slavery. The very word forgive, from Old English, means to grant pardon or indulgence. From its inception, forgiveness has carried the idea of … [Read more...]
The golden years … for sex
As the years go by, don’t let sexual contact and the resulting connection disappear from your relationship. They remain vital. Older couples often get set in their ways. Old habits do die hard. While the first blush of love and the early years of any relationship are full of heat and passion, this intensity will pass. Slowing down is a normal progression and part of life. Yet there is no … [Read more...]
Couples intensive therapy: risks and rewards
Couples intensive therapy is for the courageous. For those who admit they've done all they can do on their own. It’s a brave, bold step for both parties struggling in an endangered relationship. The willingness to seek help is a core positive value, especially in such an intimate part of our lives. Therapists know only too well that those turning to intensive interventions are in a lot of pain … [Read more...]
At the movies: the observer and the observed
Hollywood has long presented psychotherapists and analysts as villains or saintly saviors, but around the turn of the century they became central characters in a handful of popular and hilarious comedies. Consider “Analyze This” (1999) and its sequel “Analyze That” (2002), both starring Billy Crystal and Robert De Niro. Then there’s “What About Bob?” (1991), pairing Bill Murray and Richard … [Read more...]
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