By Margarita Tartakovsky, MS Associate Editor, PsychCentral.com Psychotherapist Jenifer Hope, LCPC, has worked with many families whose biggest concern is detachment. They feel as though they’re forgetting who their loved ones really are. They don’t have time to get to know their children. “They feel isolated within their own family because everyone is so busy, […]
Helping couples connect with stories
Here’s the story. Julia and Joel have always been the couple you can count on until this sixth and final season of NBC’s Parenthood. Lately, they’ve been missing each other since Julia quit her corporate law job to stay home with the kids and Joel went back to work. Now, they can’t seem to communicate or even […]
How to Reconnect and Have Fun With Your Mate
Posted in Activity Rocket‘s blog 12/1/14 Here are Some Great ways to Bond with Your Partner by Our Friend Jen Kogan Many of us who have kids remember the early years as a sleep-deprived time accompanied by unavoidable squabbles with our mate. This is confirmed in research which reveals that 67% of couples become unhappy with their […]
Five Ways to Strengthen Your Connection to Your Self
“[W]e need to be grounded in who we are before we can have healthy relationships with others.” Read more of about how to connect to yourself and practice self-compassion in this piece I was interviewed in by Margarita Tartakovsky at Psych Central.