Therapists’ Tips: Keeping Marriages Facebook-Fight Free

Know Thy Password. If you and your spouse don’t have a joint Facebook account, then share passwords to each other’s account. Therapist Tara Fritsch says, “It’s not suspicion, it’s communication.” Trust Your Gut. If you find yourself e-mailing something you would not want...

Moving in Together Stirs up Old Fears

If you’re divorced and have moved on to a new, meaningful relationship, the prospect of moving in together can stir up a lot of fear related to your past marriage and its demise.  Anyone who has gone through a divorce will tell you that it takes some time to get over it and move on (understatement of the...

Effectively Communicating with Your Spouse

An Interview with Therapist Diane DuBois LMFT By: Jaleh Are you having a difficult time communicating with your spouse? If so you’re not alone. Many married couples have a difficult time getting along because of poor communication skills. To help understand common communication mistakes married couples...

Cherishing Behavior and How to Keep It

Cherishing Behaviors For Couples: Some Suggestions When you are reading this, you will recall some of the pleasing and delightful behaviors that drew you to each other during courtship, or which were practiced during some happy times or even in crisis times. Select from this list, or one of your own, two or...

How to Deal With an Angry Spouse

It is important to differentiate the spouse whose anger is a healthy response to various partner insufficiencies, such as lack of attunement, inadequate empathy, neglect, poor partner functioning -in short anger as a protest to loss of love and safety – and anger which is more characterological, i.e.,...