“Attachment Love” vs. “Erotic Love”
Listen to the entire article: In my work with patients who struggle in their romantic relationships, a common theme that emerges involves a relationship tendency I like to characterize as “attachment love” — which is distinct from the more...
Identity in Motion: What Tectonic Plates Can Teach Us about the Human Condition
A Session with Laura It is an early Friday morning. Not yet the end of winter, the marine layer hovers above the Pacific Ocean, concealing the sun. Though I am wearing a light sweater, I find myself still a bit chilled as I listen to Laura*, a psychotherapy...
The Programming of Our Relational Lives
Why do we do what we do in our relationships, often to our own detriment, even when we know what we’re doing is self-sabotaging? The answer is that we are literally “programmed” to act in ways that are, in essence, automatic — and we...
The Loss of Sexual Passion in Couples
The maternal instinct is so strong that it is inevitable that a woman will treat her male lover from this instinct. For most women, this is not really a problem at all and, in fact, even bolsters their sense of intimacy and connection with their partners. In fact,...
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