Founder's Corner
Speaking From the Heart
There’s a strong connection between confidently “putting yourself out there” and being in an ideal romantic relationship. Such a strong foundation for women especially can feel like the air beneath her wings. Listen to this interview with Alina Frank on getting your message out.
Dear John
Dear John (Steven, Michael, George, or…), I’ve been wanting to write you for quite some time now. It seems that life goes by so quickly that we rarely afford ourselves enough time to reflect and take stock of where we’ve come from and where we are now but the time has come for me to…
When You Can’t Forgive Your Partner
By Guest Blogger; Helena Green of Counseling for the Health of It In my capacity as a psychotherapist, I know that almost all couples fight. Each has her/his own truth that sometimes seems worth going to the wall for. Everybody wants to be RIGHT. Accepting that friendly fighting is par for the relationship course, I…
Polyamory Polygamy, Hippie Communes & New Age Cults by EFT Sex-pert Alina Frank
I’ve been thinking about writing this article for at least four years now. Recent Facebook posts, written by several “sex positive” groups that I belong to, finally got me riled up enough to take the time to put my thoughts to the proverbial paper. But first let me start with a story. In the late…
Just What is EFT Tapping and How Can it Help My Relationship?
Just what is EFT all about it? Whether you call it EFT, or the Emotional Freedom Techniques or Tapping, over 10 million people worldwide have already tried EFT and the numbers keep growing as it revolutionizes the way people work with their sense of well-being and effectiveness in their lives. It is a highly focused,…
Strengthening Romantic Relationships
Click here to listen to this insightful interview podcast produced by Gene Monterastelli. Our romantic relationships take up a great deal of our time and energy. They can bring us great joy and great frustration (and sometimes both at the same time). Even though each relationship is a new and different experience we can find…
Six Strategies to Re-Connect to Your Lover
Everybody needs meaningful connections in their lives. Yet our modern society is moving towards less primary relationships and more tertiary ones. In the home, couples are also finding less quality time with each other due to various demands on them, including children, aging parents, finances, keeping a home in order and/or social involvement. At the…
Relationships; How are Your 3 Levels of Intimacy
Sometimes people in relationships forget to spend quality time with one another. Life has a way of getting busy and stressful. Couples often forfeit the investment in their healthy relationship as a result. Don’t forget that it’s the little things, moment by moment, that add up and become ‘your life.’ Date nights and monthly planned…
Are Bedroom Problems Always a Sign of a Stale Relationship?
By guest blogger Melissa Wells with editor Craig Weiner There’s no denying that sex is a big part of a relationship, and problems in the bedroom can sometimes be a sign that something isn’t quite right, but is an inability to perform always a sign of a stale relationship? It’s not, and, deep down, most…
Gosh darn it, I don’t want a good relationship!
I don’t want a “good relationship,” as many relationship coaches would tell me to get…. I want a fantastic, outrageous, over-the-top connected soulmate-earthmate relationship. Why would I settle in my romantic partnership? I haven’t settled in the past. I didn’t get a “day” job when I got divorced as other people thought I should. I…
What To Do When Your Ex Tries To Screw You Over
The other day I worked with a client who was in a state of high anxiety because he needed to make a decision regarding his divorce. He and his wife had already decided to end the marriage. The issue was whether to have another appraisal done on their house that needed to be sold to…
When Ending a Relationship Feels Like a Kick in the Stomach
Yesterday I worked with a client who was struggling with whether to end his relationship with his long time partner. He wanted help clarifying what aspects of their relationship problems he should take responsibility for and what pieces were truly the responsibility of his partner. The future of their relationship was in limbo and being…