As we head into a new year, it’s traditional to make resolutions to improve something in our lives. We may resolve to visit the gym regularly, or go on a diet, or find a new job. While we typically make...

For the sake of clarity, let us define cheating as having an intimate emotional or physical/sexual relationship with someone outside of your love relationship. This definition is meant to clear up the idea that some may have about what it...

We tend to admire creative people. We think of them as artists, writers, performers or great thinkers like philosophers, mathematicians or even super successful business types. We often hold them apart from us as if they have been mysteriously touched and...

A client came to see me recently and explained that he finds it very hard to decide almost anything. The more important the decision the more he agonizes. He wants every decision to be “perfect”. He is often petrified of...

The mysteries of the brain intrigue most of us. That 3-pound mass of grey matter with its 100 billion neurons protected by a relatively puny bony structure (the skull) literally operates everything. The brain process we seem to be most...

Deciding to remarry after a first marriage ended in divorce, is a decision one should take very seriously. Second marriages are typically very challenging. In fact, more than 60% of second marriages end in divorce. Therefore, making second marriages work...

Men and women often fantasize about having sex with someone other than their spouse or partner. Many choose not to pursue further or go beyond the fantasy, as it could compromise their monogamous relationship. Today, however, quite a few couples, married...

Viewing pornography has become a very popular pastime. The internet provides easy access to pornographic content whenever the mood strikes. PornHub, one of the world’s most popular online porn sites, reported in 2019, that it got no less than 115...

It was a major choice, but you’ve decided to accept the fact that your partner was unfaithful and want to try rebuilding your relationship together. Your spouse is happy you’ve made that decision but hopes you will recover quickly. You realize...

If you look up the term “Codependent" in a diagnostic manual or psychiatric handbook you will not find it listed as a psychiatric disorder or condition. In fact, you will not find it listed on the National Institute of Mental...