An article I wrote to help you to feel present in all your different roles — parent, partner, worker. READ IT HERE.
Dealing with Money Stress
Advice for managing one of the biggest challenges couples face. READ MY ARTICLE HERE.
Making a Big Decision Together
How to talk as a couple when you disagree about what comes next. READ MY ARTICLE HERE.
Do You Love Your Kids More Than You Love Your Partner?
My take on this difficult topic. READ IT HERE.
Couples and Covid 19: Coping with the Stresses of the Pandemic
Read my conversation with the Marin Independent Journal’s Vicki Larson:
https://www.marinij.com/2020/04/13/how-couples-can-get-through-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
When Mom's the Breadwinner, There's No Loser
When wives earn more than their husbands, and the tensions that sometimes arise. READ ARTICLE HERE.
How To Be Kind To Your Partner
This was one of my most-read articles in Parents. That seems like a good sign! READ IT HERE.
Help Your Partner Hear You Clearly
My Parents Magazine article on how to be understood by your partner. READ IT HERE.
Here’s a different version on their website:
"How to Navigate Your Marriage’s ‘Rough Patch’ "
My favorite interview ever with Michael Krasny on KQED Forum:
https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101872458/how-to-navigate-your-marriages-rough-patch
How to Have a Good Fight
I talk with Marty Moss-Coane on WHYY’s Radio Times about how to use conflict for good in your relationships:
Dealing with your Partner's Annoying Habits
Haven’t we all been there? READ MY ARTICLE HERE.
Marriage in Midlife
An in-depth discussion of intimate sexual relationships with fellow psychologist Yael Chatav Schonbrun on her podcast Off The Clock:
Maternal Desire and The Rough Patch: An In-Depth Interview with Daphne de Marneffe
Kris Welch of Berkeley’s legendary progressive radio station KPFA interviews me for her show “The Talkies.”
How to Handle a Crush (Honestly)
If you’re married, how can you tell the difference between a harmless and a harmful crush? READ MY ARTICLE HERE.
How To Fight Fair as a Couple
How often do you wish your fights with your partner got you somewhere, instead of stuck in the same old rut? I tackle this problem in my article for Parents Magazine. READ IT HERE.
Why 6 p.m. is the Most Important Time of the Day
My latest article for Parents Magazine helps working parents navigate the re-entry at the end of the day in a calm and satisfying way. READ IT HERE.
You May Have Some Issues To Unpack!
This is a Parents Magazine article I wrote for couples to help them navigate the stresses of buying a house and moving. READ IT HERE.
Why It's Okay to Be Needy in a Relationship With Your Significant Other
My inaugural column in Parents Magazine on couple relationships and parenthood “It’s Okay to be Needy.” READ IT HERE.
Taken Over: Breaking the Spell of Obsession
A case study I wrote for Psychotherapy Networker, describing how I try to help a psychotherapy client overcome an emotional affair. READ IT HERE.
How Storytelling Can Help a Troubled Marriage
My article in Greater Good Magazine about the power of stories in creating our reality.
https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/how_storytelling_can_help_a_troubled_marriage