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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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“Vagina Love: An Owner’s Manual”
Mar 4, 2022 2:10 pm
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Check out Lili Sohn’s new graphic medicine book. “Half of all people have vaginas. But how much do we know about that part of our body? And why are we... More
Mar 4, 2022 2:10 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 17,588
Check out Lili Sohn’s new graphic medicine book. “Half of all people have vaginas. But how much do we know about that part of our body? And why are we... More
Premarital and Couples: Does Size Matter?
Mar 19, 2021 7:05 am
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All joking aside, a tidbit on gender and the emotional brain in Scientific American Mind (SAM) July/August 2013, shares that women have a larger caudate nucleus... More
Mar 19, 2021 7:05 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 17,378
All joking aside, a tidbit on gender and the emotional brain in Scientific American Mind (SAM) July/August 2013, shares that women have a larger caudate nucleus... More
Fidelity, Infidelity, Loyalty, Luck
Jul 2, 2022 6:30 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 17,292
I wanted to re-share this popular and important post that I wrote in 2014.
I just read "Vow," by Wendy Plump, in which she writes about her own and... More
Jul 2, 2022 6:30 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 17,292
I wanted to re-share this popular and important post that I wrote in 2014.
I just read "Vow," by Wendy Plump, in which she writes about her own and... More
"Plant an Expectation, Reap a Disappointment"
Sep 11, 2020 10:03 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 17,259
What does this old adage mean for a relationship? We already have the myth that we can't ask our partner to change (although we can if it is to better the relationship... More
Sep 11, 2020 10:03 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 17,259
What does this old adage mean for a relationship? We already have the myth that we can't ask our partner to change (although we can if it is to better the relationship... More
Gifts and Belongings
Jun 25, 2022 10:27 am
Comments: 2 | Views: 17,237
Of my 5 Love Languages, and my husband’s too, gifts are the last of five. We mostly choose to do something together for birthdays and holidays (quality time,... More
Jun 25, 2022 10:27 am
Comments: 2 | Views: 17,237
Of my 5 Love Languages, and my husband’s too, gifts are the last of five. We mostly choose to do something together for birthdays and holidays (quality time,... More
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