Intimacy InterCourse: After “The Apology”
Here’s a scenario that plays itself out almost daily in my practice…
Couples argue. They scream and yell and curse at each other. Shoes have been thrown.
In front of me.
I don’t know why, but I’m comfortable with that. (The reasons why would require an entirely separateREAD MORE
Don’t Look! Into Me See…
Into Me See.
Over the past few weeks I’ve been asked by people very close to me – including my uber-successful (and competitive) sister with whom I’ve experienced major sibling rivalry – what makes me an “intimacy expert?”
She asked me this not because I’ve excelled inREAD MORE
The Second Coming of The Weiner Epidemic: Prophylaxis
When I first brought you “The Weiner Epidemic: Disease of Disconnect,” I was (hopefully) offering insight into the role that intimacy – or the lack thereof – plays in the demise of relationships, often right from their inception (love that movie!). The “Disease of Disconnect”READ MORE
Throw a Wrench in It!
Everything in my life happens in themes. I have learned over the years to simply step aside and see what themes emerge. Although I’ve received training in a number of therapeutic orientations – including psychodynamic, behavioral, and humanistic – I can’t help but conceptualize whatREAD MORE