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About this blog: About this blog: I am a LMFT specializing in couples counseling and grief and have lived in Silicon Valley since 1969. I'm the president of Connect2 Marriage Counseling. I worked in high-tech at Apple, Stanford University, and in ... (More)
About this blog: About this blog: I am a LMFT specializing in couples counseling and grief and have lived in Silicon Valley since 1969. I'm the president of Connect2 Marriage Counseling. I worked in high-tech at Apple, Stanford University, and in Silicon Valley for 15 years before becoming a therapist. My background in high-tech is helpful in understanding local couples' dynamics and the pressures of living here. I am a wife, mom, sister, friend, author, and lifelong advocate for causes I believe in (such as marriage equality). My parents are both deceased. My son graduated culinary school and is heading toward a degree in Sociology. I enjoy reading, hiking, water fitness, movies, 49ers and Stanford football, Giants baseball, and riding a tandem bike with my husband. I love the beach and mountains; nature is my place of restoration. In my work with couples, and in this blog, I combine knowledge from many fields to bring you my best ideas, tips, tools and skills, plus book and movie reviews, and musings to help you be your genuine self, find your own voice, and have a happy and healthy relationship. Don't be surprised to hear about brain research and business skills, self-soothing techniques from all walks of life, suggestions and experiments, and anything that lights my passion for couples. (Author and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Calif. Lic # MFC 45204.) (Hide)
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Premiere! “I Do I Don’t: How to build a better marriage” – Here, a page/weekday
Nov 29, 2023 9:22 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 2,004
Dear Readers,
Have you ever wished that marriage came with an illustrated manual? Well, now it does!
I’ve been telling you about... More
Nov 29, 2023 9:22 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 2,004
Dear Readers,
Have you ever wished that marriage came with an illustrated manual? Well, now it does!
I’ve been telling you about... More
Joy Is the Medicine - Maya Spector
Oct 28, 2023 9:36 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 8,281
Joy Is the Medicine
My habitual seriousness
demands: Isn’t life
a problem to be solved
and full of pain and sorrow?
Don’t we find ourselves... More
Oct 28, 2023 9:36 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 8,281
Joy Is the Medicine
My habitual seriousness
demands: Isn’t life
a problem to be solved
and full of pain and sorrow?
Don’t we find ourselves... More
National Do Something Nice Day
Oct 8, 2023 11:59 am
Comments: 16 | Views: 11,852
October 5 was National Do Something Nice Day.
Since we missed the actual day, let’s all do something nice every day for the next seven days. These acts... More
Oct 8, 2023 11:59 am
Comments: 16 | Views: 11,852
October 5 was National Do Something Nice Day.
Since we missed the actual day, let’s all do something nice every day for the next seven days. These acts... More
Taking a Break. “And I Forgive Myself.”
Sep 1, 2023 2:09 pm
Comments: 1 | Views: 9,877
Dear Readers, I’ve completed the first book in the series of I Do, I Don’t: How to Build a Better Marriage! From inception in April of... More
Sep 1, 2023 2:09 pm
Comments: 1 | Views: 9,877
Dear Readers, I’ve completed the first book in the series of I Do, I Don’t: How to Build a Better Marriage! From inception in April of... More
Are you Honest, Loyal, Loving, Hardworking, with Integrity?
Aug 22, 2023 11:34 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 6,489
Readers, if you have, and/or cultivate these behaviors, I am sure your life will go well. It does not mean there will be no curveballs, death, grief,... More
Aug 22, 2023 11:34 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 6,489
Readers, if you have, and/or cultivate these behaviors, I am sure your life will go well. It does not mean there will be no curveballs, death, grief,... More
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By Tim Hunt | 20 comments | 1,678 views
I Do I Don't: How to build a better marriage Ch. 1, page 1
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 1,333 views
Pop open the beer at the holiday table
By Deborah Grossman | 3 comments | 829 views