Question: I am a 57-year-old man who's wife of 35 years suddenly passed away. 18 years ago she had previously been diagnosed with breast cancer and undergone chemotherapy and a full mastectomy. From then on our sex life was essentially non-existent, and I was okay with that [...]
Have you ever thought – “My partner isn’t attracted to me anymore! She/he never acts excited to see me. Why can’t it be like it was in the beginning?” over and over again? Take a breath. It’s not uncommon to wonder “What went wrong?” in your long-term relationship. Let’s give [...]
Sometimes you do not realize the heaviness of your own life. Stress, sorrow and grief can be fully present yet not in your focus or awareness. Last week, I experienced both joy and sorrow. On Sunday mornings, my family and I attend spiritual services at our church. Joy and grief [...]
I would love to say that therapy saves all relationships from separation. It does not. Some couples soar through the process reaching high levels of satisfaction, others settle for the status quo and still others decide to call it quits. If you have both decided that it's time to end [...]
My 4 year old son overheard my recent phone conversation with a friend. Her family's dog died. I was tearful, not only for her loss but for the stirred memory of putting my own dog down a few years ago. My son asked me about my conversation. I decided to [...]
A client, whose partner has distanced themselves significantly from him, said, "I live like she's gone". He said, "I make all the beds, clean the whole house, get the kids to school, you know, everything that I'd have to do if she wasn't there because she may not be there [...]
My dear friend lost her father to cancer two weeks ago. Everyone who knew them appreciated their father-daughter relationship. Sweet, connected, intimate and loving. She now lives with a broken heart. When speaking to her the other day, she said, "I feel so lost. Mark (her husband) doesn't know what [...]
