Childhood Sex Abuse: The Long, Hard Road to Sexual Healing

 
For survivors of childhood sexual abuse, recovery is painful. It typically takes years. It can threaten—or destroy—survivors’ relationships with the

The Key to Intimacy Is Radical Listening

 
The key to deep intimacy in relationship is listening, but listening in a radically new way.
Most of us, when listening, are doing one of two

Can You Be Secular and Still Love Jesus?... Yes.

 
Tom Krattenmaker is a writer and USA Today columnist who covers religion and public life in the United States. His latest book is Confessions of a Secular Jesus Follower. Below is my interview with

The Real Reason You Can't Stop Hating Your Ex

When we’re first betrayed by someone we relied on to love and protect us, we may be frightened by our own rage. Years or even decades later, we may be frightened of letting go of that

"You're My Celebrity Soulmate".......... Why do celebrities attract stalkers?

“I will cut you up into little pieces and feed you to my dog.”  Communication to

How and When to Talk to Your Kids About Sex..... New Research Indicates that 90% of Kids Learn About Sex from Internet Porn.

How and When to Talk to Your Kids About Sex

Patrick Carnes, a noted expert in sex addiction, believes that a “tsunami” is inevitable with regard to the impact of Internet pornography on today’s children and

How Much Sex Is Too Much Sex? .....Reclaiming your life from a behavioral addiction

Normal sexual behavior may be overpathologized (that is, treated as disordered when it is not) if a clinician fails to recognize the wide range of normal human sexual expression—not only in frequency but also in

How to Get the Deepest Rest of All

I recently became a mother (a year and a half ago, to be exact). Before that, I was busy: writing a book and articles, working full-time at Stanford’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education, volunteering up to 20 hours a week teaching

Persuading Others With Loving Thoughts

 
Over the years, I have shared several influence and persuasion techniques that can help individuals in romantic relationships. For example, we have discussed

Lonely, Bored, Overeating?

When you find yourself with nothing to do and no one to do it with, it’s very easy to just sit around and eat, even though you’re not really hungry. Sometimes all you need to do is buy time and get

How to Rebuild Trust with Someone Who Hurt You

Nothing hurts more than feeling betrayed by someone you love and trust. Betrayal can come in many forms, such as dishonesty, disloyalty, unfaithfulness, or withholding. Each of these feels like a

Can we do too well in grief? Understanding resilience in loss

Sometimes people come to me concerned that they are doing too well. They question if all of a sudden they will somehow crash.  They wonder if their grief is somehow delayed.
            That may be a possibility but

Listen to Me! 8 ways to initiate change and prevent unnecessary break-ups

When we are ignored in a relationship—be it by our parents, partner, a group or even the government—when our fears and pain are consistently overlooked, we tend to dissolve in quiet desperation. Unless, of course, we see a

Four Steps to Find New Business Opportunities

The new business opportunity you are trying to find might be might be next door, rather than on LinkedIn.
My friend told me that she got a job as head of marketing for a new startup company. Not only is she going to be on

Choose Love. See what kind of miracle you can make.

Choosing love seems to mean swallowing your kid's crap." - Philippe
I have two parenting mantras, which have become life mantras.
The first is "It is not an emergency." This always helps me calm