My Interview with Parents Magazine on Strategies for Overwhelmed Parents
Parents Magazine writer Felicia Schneiderhan reached out to me this month as a source for an article on overwhelmed parents she is writing for the magazine. “The article focuses on my personal experience as an Highly Sensitive Person parenting three young kids (one of whom is an HSP). The article will appear in the print magazine and offer suggestions for HSPs, but could apply to any parent.” Here’s our interview from March 22, 2018, with lots of information and strategies for overstimulated and overwhelmed parents.
Read More»Can You Affair Proof Your Marriage? 21 Concrete Strategies for Affair Proofing Yourself
- At March 31, 2018
- By Laura Lindekugel
- In Affairs, Infidelity, Midlife Crisis, Sex
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Can You Affair Proof Your Marriage? 21 Concrete Strategies for Affair Proofing Yourself
There seems to be some buzz in our culture recently around affair proofing your marriage. This concerns me because it suggests that infidelity happens in the context of a relationship in which there is deficit. The logic goes that if your relationship is strong and healthy, you’ll never have to face infidelity as a couple. The truth is much more complicated than that. Infidelity happens in relationships that are struggling, and it also happens in good relationships, relationships where there is love and connection, commitment, and sexual passion. It’s true. Many people express skepticism around this, and it points to just how often we blame or assume fault with those who have been betrayed, even subtly. Infidelity happens in every kind of relationship.
Read More»What Kind of Help Do You Really Need?
Who can’t complain of an excess of demands and a shortage of time and patience? It’s harder when you feel that you can’t get the help you need from your partner. How do you ask for help? And just what do you really need?
Read More»Why Consider Premarital Counseling with a Therapist?
Congratulations! You’re excited, focused on your wedding preparations, a little nervous perhaps, and ready to begin your life together. So why consider seeing a couples therapist at this stage? While it may be appealing to focus on the strengths of your relationship as you prepare to get married, looking honestly at your particular challenges now will really serve your relationship well.
Read More»Navigating Explosive Emotion and Rage After Infidelity
Navigating Explosive Emotion and Rage After Infidelity
If there has been infidelity in your relationship, it’s highly likely that the betrayed person has or will at some point become extremely emotional and/or enraged. This often happens when this person does not feel heard, understood, or validated, or that you do not understand the profound impact of the infidelity or the depth of the pain you have caused. Sometimes it comes as a result of wanting you to experience a fraction of the pain he or she is experiencing. If you respond with defensiveness or with moving away, the anger or emotion may escalate.
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