Rebuilding Broken Connections
Did you know that research shows that there are four patterns of interaction between spouses that indicate that your marriage might be headed for trouble? We all dream of our...Read more
Betrayal Trauma
Discovering your spouse has been unfaithful is one of the most traumatic things that can happen in a marriage. You may have gone through many relationships before this one or...Read more
Is This Narcissism?
“That guy is a such a jerk! He’s probably a narcissist.”
“Why does she always have to be the center of attention?! I bet she’s a narcissist.”
This...Read more
Fathers, Your Presence Matters
As a young boy, I often spent endless Midwest summers playing basketball in my driveway after school or on the weekends well into the dark. Some evenings, the local neighbors...Read more
Taking Action and Being the Change You Need
“It’s all in God’s hands". That’s what my husband and I told ourselves as we struggled with infertility. At the time, we had been together 10 years, married...Read more
The Connection Equation
As a therapist, but also as a husband and father, I continue to be fascinated by how our neurobiology points to that fact that we are created for...Read more
Inside Jokes
My brother calls me Michelle (he pronounces it Mee-chelle). We once knew someone named Mike Limbskull (not a real person). He says the word 'snuffles' and I know...Read more
Biological Rudeness
Have you ever had a conversation with a friend and you overreact to something they say and you’re not sure why? Or have you been in the middle...Read more