When you consciously shift your mindset to the goals you have, to the relationship you want, you are able to begin moving toward the things you want. When you work to choose curiosity over judgment, compassion over criticism, you're not just thinking differently, but creating new neural pathways. You're teaching your brain a new way to relate.

This week my heart has been heavy. The headlines, the violence, the careless cruelty are loud. Rage is an understandable reflex, as is fear. But here is the hard truth I keep returning to: rage may feel powerful, yet it corrodes our bodies and our relationships. Kindness is not naïve. Kindness is necessary.

Many folks have reached to ask whether our one-day pre-commitment retreat is appropriate for couples already committed for the long haul....

For newly engaged couples, there is the thrill of the life ahead. Folks are in bliss after finding their life partner—as they should...

by Sara Slater, LICSW My favorite bit of relationship advice so far this new year: “don’t be relationally lazy.” The words of respected...

Who among us doesn’t want to feel loved? —STAN TATKIN Compassion. Something the world can certainly use more of these days. How can we...

This holiday season, how have you invested in your relationship? by Sara Slater, LICSW Shopping in crowds? Wrapping like a maniac?...

As we have shared with couples in our practices that we are beginning to offer retreats, a number have asked what prompted this. Well,...