Around the time I entered graduate school for psychotherapy (later in life: for the first part of my professional life, I was a park ranger leading treks into the wilderness), I had become interested in relationships and couple’s therapy. Was it growing up in a dysfunctional family or in a part of the world torn […]
Keeping Resolutions in the New Year.
Dear Readers This blog post started few month ago in November when I usually write my “how to survive the holidays” post. In these last few months, I have sat with many couples in therapy and talked about the coming holiday stress and about how to manage, cope, survive, and thrive in the holiday season. […]
Reignite Your Relationship at Our Hold Me Tight® Couples Retreat in Costa Rica
Experience transformation, connection, and rejuvenation at a 6-day Couples Retreat Those of you who know me, know how much I love to travel, and be in the world. My natural curiosity makes me eager to experience new places. You probably also know how devoted I am to my psychotherapy practice and the Hold Me Tight® […]
When it is time to say Goodbye, Let Go and Move On.
Dear Reader, Those of you who know me, both in my therapy practice and in my personal life, know how passionate, and excited I have been about Burning Man!!! This year was my 10th years on the Playa. “Guided by the values expressed by the 10 Principles, Burning Man is a global ecosystem of artists, […]
Are we there yet? Taking time out.
Dear Reader, Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away. Marcus Aurelius When I was younger, I remember we use to have calendars where […]
Hold Me Tight® Couples Retreat
Hold Me Tight® Couples Workshop Nevada City, California, January 29-30, 2022We Invite and Welcome all Couples! Dear readers, colleagues, and friends, Many of you have been asking and waiting for our Hold Me Tight® couples workshops to reopen. Well, our first is finally here (and in person). The pandemic has been a long time of uncertainty, fear, […]