Healing in the Aftermath of Shock Trauma in Parkland, Florida
On the list of Neighborhoodscout’s 100 Safest Cities in America-2018, published just weeks ago, was Parkland, holding the #15 spot. The data-driven algorithm looks at “the number of crimes reported to the FBI” and the [...]
6 Do’s and Don’ts on How to Handle Affair Discovery
You just inadvertently discovered that your husband has been having an affair. The text message, unintended for you, came through at an opportune time, just when you were checking the weather on his phone prior [...]
John Gottman on Couples Therapy-Making Marriage Work in Boca Raton
If you haven’t heard John Gottman, PhD speak, you should. Not only did he succinctly and creatively consolidate the components of his famous method of couples therapy and the research basis from which it resides [...]
Rethinking Disclosure . . . Working With Infidelity and Betrayal Trauma
In recovery at an upscale in-patient sex addiction treatment program, Don is encouraged to face his demons and come clean with the egregious behaviors which have led him fast and furious down the rabbit hole. [...]
Esther Perel on Rethinking Infidelity
Last Saturday I had the unique opportunity of attending Esther Perel’s workshop in NYC entitled When Desire Goes Looking Elsewhere. She has become a leading expert in the field of infidelity and relationship betrayal. Following [...]
Cheating to Stay Married?
I got a divorce not because I wanted to have sex with somebody else or because I wasn't having sex with my own husband but because I wasn't happy. These reasons are a frequent impetus [...]