Mental Health

The healthiest relationships aren’t the ones that never experience rupture. They’re the ones that know how to repair. One of my favorite quotes from Dr. John Gottman is: “The masters of relationships are masters of repair.” I think about those words every time I sit with a couple. As a Gottman-trained therapist, I spend a lot of time teaching couples that conflict isn’t the enemy. Disconnection is inevitable. What predicts the health of a relationship isn’t whether you fight—

It’s an odd paradox that a society which now speaks openly about anything and everything that was once unspeakable remains largely and uncomfortably silent when it comes to mental illness. Seems like everything else is on the table. Stigma still exists despite advancement of treatment, knowledge about the brain, efforts of many organizations and individuals. This paradox is not only odd, but also dangerous. Stigma can make people feel somehow less-than, damaged, or abnormal b

Wrapping ones’ mind around the Metaverse is probably like trying to understand the internet back in 1981. The Metaverse is a shift in how we interact with technology. My husband patiently tried to explain the Metaverse to me last night after the news of Microsoft $68 billion deal, and he is still not sure exactly what it is. I didn’t quite understand why Microsoft would dump so much money into a gaming company. Que my 14-year-old son. F-O-U-R-T-E-E-N!! He explained that Micr

It is a well-known fact among therapists that men are less likely than women to seek the support of a therapist. In my own experience in coaching couples and individuals, it is usually the wife that calls me to set up the first couple session, and most individual clients are women. However, once the work of coaching is complete, male clients usually make it clear that they benefited from the process. I can say that I have benefited immensely from therapy in different periods