Archive for the ‘Women’ Category

  • Ridiculously Happy — Great Book

    Ridiculously Happy — Great Book

    BOOK REVIEW — Ridiculously Happy! The Secret to Manifesting the Life and Body of Your Dreams by Carol Whitaker What a breath of fresh air this book is for those wanting to change their default thought processes about themselves, their body and their life. With body image a

    on Mar 22, 2014 • with No Comments

  • The Burnout Cure: An Emotional Survival Guide for Overwhelmed Women

    The Burnout Cure: An Emotional Survival Guide for Overwhelmed Women

    I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this book written by my friend and fellow therapist, Julie de Azevedo Hanks — The Burnout Cure: An Emotional Survival Guide for Overwhelmed Women! What a great title! This book is a great complement to the work I do with people

    on Nov 18, 2013 • with No Comments

  • Porn-Sex Addiction Recovery Resources

    Porn-Sex Addiction Recovery Resources

    Gathering Place for Addiction Recovery Tools & Resources Originally my intention was to send an email with a variety of attached files to a bunch of my clients to share many of the helpful tools and handouts I use in helping people overcome compulsive/ addictive behavior. That email didn’t even

    on Nov 12, 2012 • with 3 Comments

  • Strengthening Marriage Partners — SimplySweetMarriage.com

    Strengthening Marriage Partners — SimplySweetMarriage.com

    Because SimplySweetMarriage.com was having a fabulous giveaway of some fun intimacy-inducing items for OUR Facebook fans, we wanted to know what was behind all their enthusiastic support of StrengtheningMarriage.com and our marriage-strengthening efforts! So, here is Heidie Lee’s story and her journey of creating the online store

    on Sep 12, 2012 • with No Comments

  • Vacuuming Naked

    Vacuuming Naked

      You Did What?! *Candace had been struggling with body image issues for some time. We had worked on it quite a bit in both individual and couples therapy sessions, and she was making good progress. She looked like someone you’d think would feel great

    on Sep 5, 2012 • with No Comments

  • Modesty, Accountability and Respect

    Modesty, Accountability and Respect

    After posting this image on my Strengthening Marriage, Inc. Facebook page a reader posted an edited version (see below) of the original graphic. What ensued was an interesting conversation about modesty that I thought may be of value to share here on my blog as well

    on Jul 9, 2012 • with 2 Comments

  • Win Tickets to the Movie Premiere — Charly

    Win Tickets to the Movie Premiere — Charly

    Win two tickets to the Red Carpet movie Premiere of Charly by sharing your love story here! Marriage and relationships are never easy. There are challenges, especially when the people involved are complete opposites. In the movie Charly the main characters are not only opposites

    on Jul 9, 2012 • with No Comments

  • Involuntary Celibacy

    Involuntary Celibacy

    Reflections from a Sexual Desert The following writings were sent to me by a man who has spent many years in a sexual desert in his marriage. He has agreed to let me share some of the heart piercing and profound reverie he has had

    on Jun 21, 2012 • with 137 Comments

  • Parents are Chicken! — Finding the Courage to Talk to Your Kids about Sex

    Parents are Chicken! — Finding the Courage to Talk to Your Kids about Sex

    Parents will do almost anything for the welfare of their children. But talking with their kids openly and confidently about sex and intimacy doesn’t seem to be one of those things. When I ask audiences how many of them had parents who taught them more

    on Jun 14, 2012 • with 3 Comments

  • Unhealthy Personal Boundaries — Are you a Pleaser?

    Unhealthy Personal Boundaries — Are you a Pleaser?

    Many of us struggle with having unhealthy personal boundaries. These unhealthy boundaries tend to make us co-dependent on others for our feelings of self worth. Unhealthy Personal Boundaries Make for Unhealthy Marriages Being co-dependent can be hard on a marriage if either or both spouses do

    on May 9, 2012 • with No Comments

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