Is Affection Built on Nature or Nurture?

 “We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.” -Dalai Lama I did not grow-up in a family that showed affection easily or consistently. There weren’t a lot of hugs, kisses and snuggles. That didn’t mean I wasn’t loved. I...

Who Taught Your Husband How to be a Man?

“If boys don’t learn, men won’t know.” Douglas Wilson His grandparents slept in separate twin beds in the same room. His grandfather was a funny, endearing man. He was not the Alpha in that relationship, though. His grandmother was clearly in charge. His father wasn’t...

Will These Changes Last?

“The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old but on building the new.” Socrates My client L. and I have been working together for nine weeks and even though she had been trying to leave her marriage for more than a decade, she’s now...