"There is nothing more gentle than true strength and there is nothing stronger than true gentleness." Of all the domains of intimacy, the one that couples find most difficult is emotional intimacy. Emotional intimacy or, "in to me you see," is that sense of closeness we...
Couples often ask us to recommend additional resources for taking their relationship to the next level. We decided to put together a list of our common recommendations, which include those you can do even now as we are in shutdown—and some for later, when you...
We know it may sound counterintuitive to even think about having fun as this pandemic continues to unfold in such a scary and serious way. The more we learn about how this invisible enemy is attacking all of us around the world, our stress and...
We are living in unprecedented times, navigating uncharted territories. We are all showing up the best we can. Our partners are probably experiencing the best of us—and perhaps the worst of us. We all have different ways of coping with crisis. For example, one of...
“The task is not to seek love but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you built against it” ~ Rumi As we approach Valentine’s Day we can’t help but to think about love. “What is love anyhow?” We believe...
“The moment one gives close attention to anything, even a blade of grass, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.” – Henry Miller As a relationship couples’ therapist, the question I have always pondered is, can you be mindful or fully present in relationship?...
In my late teens and early 20s, I experimented with many psychedelic drugs including LSD, Peyote, Mescaline, Psillocybin and mushrooms. The experiences were incredibly powerful and healing. During my so-called “trips,” I discovered wise and luminous parts of myself and experienced deep compassion and empathy...
Overcome the obstacles that get in the way of quality time with your partner. If you’re too busy for date night, says John Gottman, then you’re too busy. You’re probably thinking, that sounds great and in a perfect world, date nights are doable – but who has...
Join us at the San Diego Bridal Bazaar on Sunday March 24th, where we will be launching the Newlywed Club of San Diego! Date: Sunday, March 25th Time: 10am to 4pm Location: Del Mar Fairgrounds Ticket Info: bridalbazaar.com The Newlywed Club is a new community of local couples who are...
We are excited to kick off the new year with updating our blog again. This month we have been focused on sharing resources on how you can grow together with your partner and we feel that having a relationship vision is extremely important. We enter a...