Divorce is the Most Important Story You’ll Ever Tell Your Child

by Kerry Lusignan | Jun 16, 2019 | Divorce, EFT

Nothing quite prepares you for what it’s like to go through a divorce when you have children.  While the statistics say somewhere between 40-50% of adults will have to navigate this terrain at some point in their lives, when you embark on it, when it finally happens,...

What If My Partner (or Spouse) Refuses to Go to Counseling?

by Staff Writer | May 19, 2019 | Conflict, Courage, Crisis, Divorce, EFT, Gottman

The trend of seeking support from an outside professional when your relationship is in crisis is a relatively new one. Historically, marital woes have been navigated behind closed doors. And when counsel was sought, it was traditionally from family, friends and...

Substance Abuse and the Codependent Marriage

by Staff Writer | Feb 27, 2019 | Crisis, EFT, Gottman, Retreats

For most couples, the path to marriage is the same. You meet, you spend time getting to know each other, and you fall in love. You discover life could not exist without your partner, so you get married. After marriage, masks are removed. You discover the true nature...

Doctors Marrying Doctors

by Staff Writer | Jan 16, 2019 | Couples Therapy, EFT, Gottman, Marriage, Retreats, Vulnerability

Nurturing an Intimacy Born of Shared ExperienceAccording to a study conducted by AMA Insurance Agency, nearly 40 percent of doctors marry other doctors or other healthcare professionals.What is the reasoning for this natural romantic attachment? Could it reflect what...

Emotionally Focused Therapy, A Dance Between Lovers

by Staff Writer | Dec 28, 2018 | Courage, EFT

Are you there for me? Can I lean on you? Will you come when I call?These questions are the siren songs of one soul calling to another. They are how we ask our partners to reassure us that our love is secure, that our bond is strong.Our need to know our partners will...

Why Same-Sex Marriages Thrive

by Staff Writer | Dec 6, 2018 | Courage, EFT, Gottman, Marriage, Vulnerability

Rethinking the Heteronormative Lens on MatrimonyWe’ve all heard the cliche “Men are from Mars and women are from Venus.”  Stereotypes like this not only take a cisnormative view of the world they also suggest that high divorce rates are caused by the...