I was recently asked by someone not currently in a relationship, “What can I do to prepare for being in Read more
Compassion, whether for others or for oneself, means responding with loving kindness to the pain that is as much a Read more
Are we supposed to know intuitively what our partner is feeling, wanting, thinking? Or are we supposed to tell each Read more
In the early days of this crisis a friend found this Mark Twain quote chalked on the sidewalk. In these Read more
Losing altitude? I’m noticing that by this week we all seem weary. We’re tired of being good sports, adapting and Read more
I was a newly minted psychiatrist in 1989, when the largest earthquake since 1906 struck the Bay Area. The couples Read more
Emotions are contagious. And the closer we are to others, the more time we spend with them, the more likely Read more
Difficult conversations epitomize the concept of crisis as a moment of risk as well as opportunity. Much of the quality Read more
We are not able to dance closely without sometimes stepping on each other’s toes, trampling or loosing track of each Read more
Each of us holds inside of us a heartfelt longing for an ideal relationship with a life partner. It is Read more