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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: "Self-Made Man" by Norah Vincent
Nov 13, 2020 3:55 pm
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This is an interesting read for couples. It was an uncomfortable read for me as a woman at times, and yet I am not surprised based on my own experience with men... More
Nov 13, 2020 3:55 pm
Comments: 0 | Views: 20,265
This is an interesting read for couples. It was an uncomfortable read for me as a woman at times, and yet I am not surprised based on my own experience with men... More
Premarital and Couples: What's Your Story?
Nov 6, 2020 11:15 am
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If you are like many couples, you may think and act as if your partner learned and experienced life exactly as you did. And therefore s/he should react in the "right,"... More
Nov 6, 2020 11:15 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 17,795
If you are like many couples, you may think and act as if your partner learned and experienced life exactly as you did. And therefore s/he should react in the "right,"... More
Premarital and Couples: Oh, that (thought, feeling, behavior) again
Oct 30, 2020 8:10 am
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What's the one thing you say to yourself or to your partner that is consistently not useful? For example, complaining, criticizing, sarcasm, escalating, withholding... More
Oct 30, 2020 8:10 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 16,808
What's the one thing you say to yourself or to your partner that is consistently not useful? For example, complaining, criticizing, sarcasm, escalating, withholding... More
Premarital and Couples: I’m not getting what I need. How can I get him/her to change?
Oct 23, 2020 3:55 pm
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Let me ask you a question first. What are you doing to make your relationship better?
I am no longer surprised when I ask this question to my new couples,... More
Oct 23, 2020 3:55 pm
Comments: 0 | Views: 16,849
Let me ask you a question first. What are you doing to make your relationship better?
I am no longer surprised when I ask this question to my new couples,... More
Premarital & Couples: The Blame Game: In Which No One Wins
Oct 15, 2020 10:42 am
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Is the blame game a desperate move not to be "wrong," or to get in the last word, or is it an attempt to make sure your point gets across? Do any of those... More
Oct 15, 2020 10:42 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 16,842
Is the blame game a desperate move not to be "wrong," or to get in the last word, or is it an attempt to make sure your point gets across? Do any of those... More
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