I always feel that couples counseling is often misused and misunderstood. One half either doesn’t want to be there, was forced to be...

One major way that people sabotage their happiness within intimate relationships is by comparing themselves to couples at different ages...

I lost my Dad about a year and half ago and it seems like lots of my friends are losing parents.  We often talk about how sad this...

Many times, people tell me that their spouse is "always" the one to start the fight with them. People who think that they are the hapless...

My kids got me this shirt for my birthday last year. I think it captures my essence perfectly. The one thing that has been consistent in...

Many people ask me what a healthy relationship is supposed to look like. I often say that the biggest issue in every relationship is...

There is, of course, no one right answer to this question. Anyone who tells you otherwise is probably trying to sell you something. We...

Many parents, especially mothers find parenting teenagers to be the most stressful phase of their lives. I’ve discussed here about how to...

A group of teenage girls on a Christian retreat were taken to a mountaintop and told to listen to their mothers. One at a time, they were...

Like most parents, I have some wisdom to share with my kids. Maybe I think I have more than I actually do. But they keep me humble and...

Great attention is paid these days to the subject of “mean girls.” For moms raising daughters, it’s a hot topic, something that adults...

When we were in Florence, we spent a day in the Galleria dell”Accademia di Firenze. I think you all know by now how much I admire the...

I was filling out the endless paperwork for re-enrollment for my youngest son’s school. He is starting his final year at the elementary...

A few weeks ago, while driving my kids we started talking about friendships. They were very curious about my friends. I don’t have a lot...

A Love Set in Stone Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss is one of the most beautiful sculptures by Antonio Canova. It represents the meeting...

So many couples argue incessantly and have no idea that this is destroying their relationship, the peace in their home, and their kids’...

When couples are struggling in their marriage, particularly in the dynamic where the woman is the emotional partner and her husband is...

Everyone has their own preferred love language, and all are equally important. But there is a compelling argument that I am about to make...

Almost everybody I know -- wealthy or struggling to make ends meet, single or celebrating their 20th anniversary, their kids are grown or...

I, like many others in my community grew up in a child-centered home. My immigrant parents were in a new country with new social norms,...