No doubt about it—we’re living in frightening times, times few of us have ever before experienced. The world has changed overnight, it seems, and unless you’re someone in denial that we’re facing a serious public health crisis, you’ve been spending a lot of time at home. "Physical distancing" is a better term than social distancing. We [...]
Love and Relationships in the Modern World Joe Kort, PhD, LMSW, founder of The Center for Relationship and Sexual Health, recently was interviewed by Rob St. Mary, host and producer of a podcast called WWJ in Depth. He talked about love and relationships in the modern world. Below are a [...]
Here’s How to Kill a Relationship in Four Easy Steps: “When you forbid a partner from doing something, you invite them to keep a secret.” - Ellyn Bader Most of us probably feel our relationship will last forever; you love each other deeply and believe your love will sustain the [...]
New Year's resolutions... If at first you don't succeed, try again... seriously! January 16, 2020 New Year's resolution season, for many of us, already may be a lost cause, you're thinking. Approximately 92 percent of Americans throw in the towel on our resolutions by the middle of January, and return to [...]
Happy Holidays: is this a misnomer? “I’ll be home for Christmas and in therapy by New Year’s.” — Anonymous Let’s face it. For many people, the holidays really are not happy at all. Tinsel and trauma go hand in hand as countless individuals are forced to spend time with family whom they purposely have avoided [...]
White Ribbon campaign tells only one side of pornography story November 01, 2019 For the fourth consecutive year, the National WRAP campaign kicked off on the last Sunday in October, and supporters loudly began expressing their anti-pornography cries with the symbolic white ribbon (for decency) and plenty of unfounded evidence. WRAP [...]
The Trouble with Sex We live in a world that is deeply confused and conflicted about all matters sexual. If we talk about it at all it is often in whispers, “dirty” talk, or from a negative perspective such as sexual abuse, sexual trauma, or negative and incorrect messages we [...]
Suicides are on the rise; are they preventable? Here are the alarming facts about suicide: In 2016, approximately 9.8 million people considered taking their own life. On an average, one person dies by suicide every 12 minutes in the US. We lose more than 800,000 people to suicide each year. [...]
Not such a happy family? How to resolve conflict with those you love… Conflict is inevitable amongst families. Any sort of conflict, lack of communications, fighting, or mismatching personality styles, can deteriorate family relationships. The lack of communication skills to talk through conflict damages intimacy, bonds and trust between you, [...]
Consensual Non-Monogamy: What Is This New Label? During a recent podcast, I interviewed David Singer, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and a poly- and kink-aware professional who practices in Los Angeles, California. He specializes in working with people practicing or exploring consensual non-monogamy, those involved in kink and power-exchange relationships, [...]
