Dating and the Single Parent: 7 Tips For Getting Back in the Game
Dating is a grueling and unpleasant experience for plenty of people. Don’t get me wrong; there are those that enjoy meeting new people, having fun with each new experience Read More …
Tag: relationships
Establishing a Healthy Sex Life After Sexual Abuse
A common struggle among individuals who have survived sexual abuse is difficulties with maintaining a healthy sex life. These challenges include, but are not limited to: -Physical pain when engaging Read More …
Anxiety and the Professional Woman: Maintaining the Balancing Act of Home and Work Life
More than 25 years ago, professor Arlie Hochschild, at UC Berkeley published a book titled “The Second Shift: Working Families and the Revolution at Home” . The book revealed a Read More …
Booty Calls, One Night Stands, and Long Term Relationships: The Search for Intimacy
The other day I stumbled across a research paper that explored the concept of the “booty call.” Yes, the term “booty call” was in the title of this professional journal’s Read More …
Taking a Stand Against Bullying
I was going over some of my old articles today and came across one I wrote a little over a year ago about “Frenemies”, toxic relationships that we have in Read More …
Maintaining Meaningful Relationships in the Age of Technology
I’ll admit it; I’m guilty. I’ve had my moments of walking and texting at the same time, which one time I ended up running into a wall (that wall shouldn’t Read More …
Hovering Helicopters and the Anxiety it Breeds: The Effects of Over-Parenting On Children
Helicopter parenting is a term that was first coined in 1969 by Dr. Haim Ginott, psychotherapist and parent educator, in his book “Between Parent and Teenager.” A helicopter parent is Read More …
Falling In Love All Over Again: Simple Steps to Keep the Romance Alive
After years of being together, it can be easy to fall into a routine within your marriage. Careers take off, children are born, and life just becomes busier. Where has Read More …
Mending Broken Hearts
“I don’t know if I can trust my spouse again.” “Can I get this past this?” “I don’t know how to prove that I won’t do this again.” These are Read More …
Frenemies: Rising Above Toxic Relationships
I heard the word “frenemy” for the first time several years ago while watching an episode of Sex and the City. A simplistic definition would say that these are individuals Read More …