Fear of Intimacy
Intimacy involves a high degree of vulnerability and any time that we are challenged to drop our defenses we are likely to feel some degree of apprehension in regard to…
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Facts About Manopause Every Man (and Woman) Needs to Know
It’s common knowledge that women will, at a certain age, experience a shift in their hormone levels as a result of menopause. Hot flashes, moodiness, night sweats and changes to…
Interrupting Anger – 7 Simple Tricks
I’ve been really paying attention lately to how arguments start. I don’t mean the topic or the inciting words, though those certainly play a key role in when and how…
Is it Passive-Aggression, or Just Fear of Expressing Your Needs?
I wrote an article recently on the various ways in which passive-aggressive behavior can undermine and destroy relationships. And it certainly can do just that. But as I was outlining…
Breaking Free from Unskillful Patterns
We’re helpless victims of our conditioning until we become conscious. ~ Ajan Sumato Linda: Some of us come into marriage with an optimistic attitude; and some of us are aware that we…
The Challenge of Creating the Partnership of Our Dreams
Linda: If you’re finding it challenging to create the relationship of your dreams, it doesn’t mean that you’re a poor student. Rest assured that most others probably don’t find the…
Top Thirteen (Yes, 13) Posts To Read About Stress
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In Service to Each Other
Linda: Consider this story of devotion about a couple that takes time and effort to show how much they cherish each other. Mira: “I know that Ari loves me, and even when…
From Fear to Fearlessness
Fearlessness is not an absence of fear; it is being committed to something bigger than the fear. That something can be another person’s safety, a higher purpose, a calling, or…
6 Ways to Nurture Your Relationship During the Holidays
We’d like to share a piece about our work originally published by Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, and written by Portland Helmich interviewing Linda and Charlie Bloom During the…
We Are All Members of the Scar Clan
Of all the virtues we can learn, no trait is more useful, more essential for survival and more likely to improve the quality of life than the ability to transform…
About Megyn Kelly’s “Blackface” Remark
The headlines were loud and unequivocal. NBC was canceling Megyn Kelly’s morning show because of her “defending blackface.” She had come under intense criticism by some viewers ever since she…
Aspergers, Voice Nuances and Communication Confusion
Today I was chatting with a gentleman with Aspergers. An Aspie, if you will. In the course of our conversation, he told me a story that was quite shocking. ‘WHAT?!’…
Having the Courage to Desire
Linda: The foundation of vision is desire. To even begin such a process, it is necessary to trust that such an outcome is possible for us and that we are worthy…
6 Ways Passive-Aggressiveness Destroys Relationships
Your partner has been giving you the cold shoulder for most of the morning. When you ask what’s wrong, the answer is a very chilly ‘I’m fine’. We’ve likely…
What it Means to Have Good Communication Skills in Your Relationship
Probably the single most important contribution you can make to your marriage is to be aware of your own feelings. What’s the second most important contribution you can make to…
Want a Great Love Life? Laugh at Yourself (and Each Other!)
When you trip in public, do you cringe in humiliation, staring straight ahead and doing your absolute best to pretend nothing happened? Or perhaps you get angry at the sidewalk,…
30 Characteristics of Happy Couples
Linda:When my husband Charlie and I were interviewing the happiest couples we could find, we could clearly see that they were among the group that was keeping passionate romance alive…
Transparency of Feelings
Through the gateway of feeling your weakness lies your strength Through the gateway of feeling your pain lies your pleasure and joy. Through the gateway of feeling your fear lies…
Could Kinky Sex Improve Your Relationship?
What does the term BDSM conjure up for you? Whips and chains? Weird people in masks in dark basements? Although the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy has enjoyed blockbuster success…