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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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Premarital and Couples: Emotional Forensics
Dec 24, 2020 8:58 am
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If you've watched a crime show or read a mystery, you know the investigator looks at the crime and then works his or her way back to figure out what happened, and... More
Dec 24, 2020 8:58 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 16,081
If you've watched a crime show or read a mystery, you know the investigator looks at the crime and then works his or her way back to figure out what happened, and... More
. . . Loved in Spite of Ourselves
May 21, 2021 8:06 am
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"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves." -- Victor Hugo
While... More
May 21, 2021 8:06 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 15,999
"The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves." -- Victor Hugo
While... More
Don't Wait Till Your Child is 42 to Say "I'm Proud of You."
May 21, 2022 3:36 pm
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I was looking through old journals just now. Some of it was painful to remember, some was joyful. One item I came across was a card from my mother congratulating... More
May 21, 2022 3:36 pm
Comments: 6 | Views: 15,979
I was looking through old journals just now. Some of it was painful to remember, some was joyful. One item I came across was a card from my mother congratulating... More
Miscarriage
Jan 28, 2022 4:11 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 15,892
I initially posted this in 2014, and readers found it helpful, so I'm sharing it with you again.
I have been pregnant seven times. I wanted two children. I have... More
Jan 28, 2022 4:11 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 15,892
I initially posted this in 2014, and readers found it helpful, so I'm sharing it with you again.
I have been pregnant seven times. I wanted two children. I have... More
You Married Me Again
Apr 29, 2022 8:25 am
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About 16 months after we got married, my husband shared the following with me: He realized that for the first time in his life, he is holding nothing back, is giving... More
Apr 29, 2022 8:25 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 15,796
About 16 months after we got married, my husband shared the following with me: He realized that for the first time in his life, he is holding nothing back, is giving... More
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