For many parents, autumn is the time of year when they get their first taste of becoming an empty nester. If you've packed your graduate up and sent him off to college you know how quiet the house can be. After 18 years of joyful chaos, it can be numbingly quiet. While most parents make
Odds are you have friends with different political beliefs than you. Under most circumstances that's a really good thing. However, this is an election year and a pretty bizarre one at that. Surviving the election is possible, but it will take a little effort if you want to remain friendly after the election is over.
Getting along with your ex isn't always necessary. Most of the time you can part ways and rarely see one another again. If you have children with an ex, it's a different story. You're going to have to find a way to get along with your ex to raise your children together. No matter how much
We've all been there at least once - the dreaded breakup. Getting back on track after a breakup can be overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be impossible. Breaking up with a love partner can be one of the most painful experiences any of us will go through in our lives. While not exactly a
Infidelity in a marriage can be a horribly devastating thing to experience. It can knock you off your feet and you may feel as though you will never recover. Of course you will and if you and your spouse work hard your marriage can too. Not all marriages can survive infidelity, it takes both partners
The natural order of things is that a parent will die before the child. It is to be expected especially if the parents has led a full and long life. Even in the most unexpected circumstances, we expect to lay our parents to rest. Even as we help them through the final stages of their
You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family. If you come from a larger family, there's a good chance that one of your siblings drives you crazy. In fact, unless you're an only child there's a good chance that your sibling drives you crazy at one time or another. Even with the
As a therapist in San Francisco I specialize in all things relationships, and that includes the relationships between siblings. Siblings have a very unique and intense bond that isn't always harmonious. In fact, up to one third of siblings experience it. Siblings spend more time during childhood together than they do with their parents so
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes contempt and then comes divorce. With nearly 50% of marriages ending divorce it's hard to believe anyone is having a healthy marriage. As a marriage counselor in the San Francisco Bay Area, I've seen some horrible marriages and I've seen some great ones - many times they
As a licensed marriage and family therapist in the San Francisco Bay Area, I work to show how to improve any relationship and yet I see everyday how people mess up their relationships. They don't do so willingly or with malice, usually people take these most important relationships for granted. It doesn't matter what kind of
