So every Sunday morning you download the Times, scan the Top News and Most E-Mailed sections, and then turn to your two favorite lighthearted parts of the paper: Real Estate and Weddings/Celebrations. Okay, so let’s talk about the Vows column. What couple, you wonder, can possibly sustain such an incredible assortment of creative, professional and…Read more
Turned Off by the Shutdown? A Mental Health Perspective
The Washington Post called to interview me this week on how a marriage counselor sees the Congressional impasse. When it comes to major conflict, both couples and government officials are most effective when they: 1. Refrain from blaming; 2. Focus on creating a shared future; 3. Avoid seeking advice from people who are more likely…Read more
Solve all your problems by moving?
Tempting to imagine, right? Escape from all the pressures of the city and you’d find work life integration at last? Hope you’ll take a look at the latest post on my Slow Marriage blog for some thoughts after a recent trip to the beautiful Southwest.
What Makes a Marriage Feel like a Dance?
Or what’s the difference between a happy marriage and a Volvo? Hope you’ll take a look at my latest post on the Slow Marriage blog and find the answer. Hint: it has something to do with pioneering research on flow. .
The Opt-Out, Opt-In Generation and the Power of Intimate Partnership
A wife doesn’t make a life; a couple does. Reading Judith Warner’s The Opt-Out Generation Opts Back In in Sunday’s New York Times, I wondered about the thousands of pivotal moments missing from the article. I’m talking about the quick chat over morning coffee, a glass of wine together while kids do homework, or late-night pillow…Read more