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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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Parents Texting with Kids in the Car
Aug 29, 2014 7:58 am
Comments: 8 | Views: 32,515
I see parents texting with kids in the car more and more often now, and it scares me.
I am going to be blunt here: Do you want to risk killing your kids, or make... More
Aug 29, 2014 7:58 am
Comments: 8 | Views: 32,515
I see parents texting with kids in the car more and more often now, and it scares me.
I am going to be blunt here: Do you want to risk killing your kids, or make... More
. . . People will never forget how you made them feel.
Aug 26, 2014 1:09 pm
Comments: 0 | Views: 35,297
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
- Maya Angelou
If... More
Aug 26, 2014 1:09 pm
Comments: 0 | Views: 35,297
"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."
- Maya Angelou
If... More
See Me. Hear Me. Don't Fix Me.
Aug 22, 2014 1:42 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 36,475
It seems so simple. But to see, listen and not fix is harder than to reassure or apologize.
We need to know our spouse gets us. We are competent, intelligent... More
Aug 22, 2014 1:42 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 36,475
It seems so simple. But to see, listen and not fix is harder than to reassure or apologize.
We need to know our spouse gets us. We are competent, intelligent... More
Couples: Parallel Play or Interactive Play?
Aug 18, 2014 8:58 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 38,762
Young children play alone, enjoying a box as much as the gift that came in that box. Other children may be present, but each child is focused on his or her own activity.... More
Aug 18, 2014 8:58 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 38,762
Young children play alone, enjoying a box as much as the gift that came in that box. Other children may be present, but each child is focused on his or her own activity.... More
Kids and Marital Satisfaction
Aug 12, 2014 4:43 pm
Comments: 12 | Views: 37,788
"More than a hundred studies show that marital satisfaction falls off a cliff after the birth of the first child and doesn't get much better until the last child... More
Aug 12, 2014 4:43 pm
Comments: 12 | Views: 37,788
"More than a hundred studies show that marital satisfaction falls off a cliff after the birth of the first child and doesn't get much better until the last child... More
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