The Relationship Hippocratic Oath: Do No Harm

    “As to diseases, Make a habit of two things— To help, or at least do no harm.” Hippocrates, The Epidemics   I’m often struck by the way so many of us treat our loved ones compared to how we treat strangers on the street or acquaintances.  It seems that often it’s...

Stop Minimizing and Stand Up for Yourself

I receive e-mails, blog comments, and inquiries from women and men all the time describing miserable relationships and poor treatment.    For example:   * “I have 5 kids by my husband and he has two with another woman.  I have reason to believe she is pregnant again. ...

The Power of Stayin in the Present in Relationships

Too often we are guilty of living in the past or forever focusing on the future. In relationships, this can be a true detriment.  Sometimes we even look to the past to predict the future. For example:  Sue won’t ask her partner to help clean since the last time she...

Staying in the Present in Relationships

Too often we are guilty of living in the past or forever focusing on the future. In relationships, this can be a true detriment.  Sometimes we even look to the past to predict the future. For example:  Sue won’t ask her partner to help clean since the last time she...

Would You Just Listen?!

I’m constantly hearing from women that their partners just don’t listen: “I’m telling him about something that happened at work and instead of listening he tries to problem solve with me.” “I tell him I don’t like the way he’s speaking to me and he says I’m too...