Celebrating Differing Religious Traditions during the Holidays
It’s that time of year again – sleigh bells are ringing, everyone is decking the halls, and shopping is in full force. Every family is different in how they celebrate the holidays. My family always takes a trip to a tree farm to choose and cut our own Christmas tree. But how do you handle…
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Organize Your Holiday
Well, it’s official! The holiday season is upon us. I was reminded of this a couple of months ago when the stores started playing Christmas music and began shelving their Christmas merchandise before it was even Halloween! Yes, some of us love this time of year: the music, the festivities, an excuse to shop and…
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Bringing Your Same-Sex Partner Home for the Holidays for the First Time
For many in the GLBT community, the term family has different meanings. Some have been rejected by their birth families because of their sexual orientation. Many of these folks have created new families with others in the community and with friends. Bringing a new partner around the second type of family can be an affirming…
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Self-Care: Five to Ten Minutes Can Go a Long Way
Self-Care: Five to Ten Minutes Can Go a Long Way Life is busy. It becomes difficult to juggle work, family, relationships, ourselves, etc. For this reason, I would like to focus on the importance of taking care of ourselves, which therapists call, self-care. Most of us are guilty, at one time or another in our…
DetailsFrom Sex Kitten to Tame Cat: Why women stop having sex
Okay so maybe your wife or girlfriend wasn’t ever a tiger in the bedroom or a prowling sex kitten, but you used to have sex more often and now you are wondering, “What happened?” While society states that it is “normal” for women’s sex drive to not be as high as men’s or that is…
DetailsValidation in Conflict
Not long ago, a couple I was seeing came in for help working through conflict about their work schedules and how it impacted their home life. Their conversations sounded something like this: Him: “I’m working long, stressful days. Why won’t you just give me a break? I get home and you expect me to be…
DetailsBut Wait, Men Want Sex ALL The Time…Right??
“Don’t men want sex, like, all the time?” I have been asked this question on multiple occasions. The simple answer is no, this is a myth that continues to be perpetuated in society by both men and women. While, statistically, men tend to have a higher sex drive there are many reasons why a man…
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