I Want to Be Just Like You
My son first said these words over two years ago, when he was two and a half. I was visiting my parents in South Carolina during the summer, shooting basketball with my dad on a humid southern evening. My dad and I had our shirts off. My son came running out, looked at us, and immediately took his […]
Just Let Go
My little girl, now fifteen months old, is learning how to climb down from different places – the bed, the couch, her chair, etc. She’s mastered the technique of sliding over the edge on her belly, but then things get hung up for a bit as she struggles with whether the floor is actually where […]
“How To Land Your Kid in Therapy”
Hello, everyone. It’s been quite a while since the last post, and I have missed writing. The practice has been busy over the last few months, we’ve taken a few trips, and general summer craziness has kept me occupied with other activities. Thankfully my brother reminded me, via my own blog post no less, that […]
“Divorce by Triathlon”
A friend of mine (thanks, Tim) forwarded me an interesting article the other day. It looks at the toll that intense exercise can have on a marriage. Anyone who knows me knows that this is a topic that hits close to home. As both a married marathon runner and a couples therapist, I’m well acquainted […]
Marriage or Morphine?
Hello, everyone. It has been quite a long time since the last post. The longest time between posts in the history of Talk Therapy, in fact. It’s been mostly positive things that have kept me from writing more: a rapidly growing practice, day trips and family visits on the weekends, and generally enjoying the fall […]
In Sickness and In…Hey, Look at That Kitty!
Tara Parker-Pope recently talked about the impact of ADHD on marriage and long term partnerships in her Well Blog. It’s an easy read that touches on many common struggles of couples when one partner is dealing with an attention disorder. In it she includes a link to a great site called ADHD and Marriage – […]
