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Being Human

I recently re-read one of my favorite books, The New Peoplemaking by Virginia Satir, and throughout the chapters, she discusses the idea...

Journal Prompts for Exploring Your Authentic Self

While I am not generally one for making New Year's resolutions, one goal that I can support this year is working towards growing into...

Journal Prompts for Seeking a Romantic Relationship

If you are one of the many who is actively engaging in the search for a romantic partner, sometimes it can be helpful to think about and...

Navigating Life Transitions as a Couple

Life transitions are major events that happen throughout our life and often involve change. These transitions can be both positive and/or...

Some Questions to Help Build Emotional Intimacy

One of the best ways to continue building emotional intimacy in a relationship is for partners to continue to learn about each other as...

Thinking Systemically

As a couple and family therapist, I have been trained to think systemically and look at situations and relationships through a systemic...

Getting to Know Your Partner’s Inner World

How well do you know the inner world of your partner or spouse? Do you know how they think about things, their fears, dreams, etc.?...

Setting Conversations Up for Success

We’ve all been there – we want to talk to a family member, significant other, friend, etc. about something important, and possibly...

The Power of Curiosity

If you Google the definition of curiosity, you will find some variation of “a desire to know or learn something”. What would it be like...

Setting Boundaries Around Your Time (And Who You Spend it With)

The phrase “setting boundaries” is talked about often - but what does it mean to set healthy boundaries around how you spend your time?...