I am called a therapist/ marriage counselor/ sex therapist. When working with couples, I can also be called a tour guide that takes you both on an interpersonal safari. Safaris are adventurous; you never know exactly what is up ahead. I am your guide in this process whether you come for therapy sessions, do phone consults, webinars or read my book, “The Long, Hot Marriage.” It is all about leaving the familiar.
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In addition to being a therapist and author, I speak regularly on the subjects of relationships and success. In the area of relationships, I am most known as a marriage and sex therapist. I do very powerful and motivating talks on how to create loving, passionate, and joyful long term relationships. In these talks, I [...]
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Couples can make a choice as to how they will approach their money matters. With that understanding and acceptance in place, they can more easily practice good listening, compromising and effective problem solving and resolution.
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You have much influence on what you evoke in your partner. I am not saying that you are responsible for your partner’s behavior. He is responsible for his behavior and you are responsible for yours. We all have the power to choose how to respond to a certain situation. Having said that, you cannot discount [...]
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Attention- you hear the word a lot. Stand at attention, Attention Deficit Disorder, Attention-seeking behavior. I actually like the word. I will define it as follows: the act of focusing or giving someone or something your energy. As children, we learn to pay attention in ourselves to what our parents paid attention to in us. [...]
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This is a very short and to the point video on how to bring the best out of your partner. We homo sapiens totally underestimate the power of our perceptions of others and how it affects others. With our intimate partner, amazing changes can occur when we begin utilizing the power of our own perceptions.
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Carol Ann Fried and I interviewed each other in Las Vegas at Blog World, 2009. She was promoting the book, “The Power of Giving,” a book I heartily recommend, and I got to talk about the importance of giving (in both thought and deed) in intimate relationships. I enjoyed this short interview and think you [...]
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Listen to this short video of mine on trust. This short video can inspire you to open yourself up to your partner even if there has been hurt and pain. Any comments? Feel free to let me know your reaction to this video.
In this video, I discuss the importance of “receiving in the bedroom.” A subtle and yet powerful obstacle to healthy sexuality between partners is resistance to receiving both pleasure and love. I discuss this topic and the link between giving and receiving. In this video, you find out that “selfish” is not a dirty word.
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In this video, I discuss dealing with pain. In order to have an alive, passionate relationship, you need to develop the emotional muscle to deal with pain constructively. Typically, we deal with pain in a fight or flight way that ultimately disconnects the couple that could lead to decreasing sexuality and decreasing pleasure. As you [...]
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