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Love and Relationships in the Modern World
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 few highlights from the [...]
Here’s How To Kill a Relationship in 4 Easy Steps
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 challenges and obstacles you [...]
New Year’s resolutions… If at first you don’t succeed, try again… seriously!
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 our old ways of [...]
Happy Holidays: is this a misnomer?
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 all year. As the [...]
White Ribbon campaign tells only one side of pornography story
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 (White Ribbon Against Pornography) [...]
The Trouble with Sex
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 heard during our formative [...]