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Premarital: Women Over 50 Do Get MarriedWedding Bells After Fifty by Autumn Marie is a read I recommend. There's a myth that women over 50 won't get married, and this book is out to dispel that....
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Sep. 13, 2019There are no comments yet. 20374 Views
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Three Top Thoughts on Letting Go and Moving OnYou Can’t Make Yourself Let Go or Move On--So Be Kind to Yourself While it’s uncomfortable, you need to let yourself feel...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Sep. 26, 2019There are no comments yet. 21683 Views
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Couples Counseling, Al Pacino StyleI had the pleasure of listening to Pete Pearson of the Couple's Institute in Menlo Park talk about the importance of working as a team in couple's counseling....
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Nov. 8, 2019There are no comments yet. 20343 Views
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The Four Stages of Competency*I like to talk with my clients about the The Four Stages of Competency because it provides a simple structure for understanding where we are in therapy, personally...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Nov. 22, 2019There are no comments yet. 19955 Views
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Living as Roommates? Not Having Much Sex?I see couples who eventually realize they are living as roommates: they may be good parents together, run their household together, do their respective jobs, spend...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 6, 2019There are no comments yet. 22015 Views
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Premarital and Couples: What feeling is not allowed, and what do you use in its place?What feeling do you not allow yourself to have, either because it is intolerable to you, your family didn't allow it, or it's just too scary or painful to have?...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 13, 2019There are no comments yet. 18901 Views
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Premarital and Couples: Road Trips and GetawaysI was recently sent research indicating that a weekend away is the number one romantic gift that both men and women want. David Skernick is a photographer (this...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Dec. 20, 2019There are no comments yet. 20145 Views
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Premarital and Couples: Do You Give or Receive "Still Face"?What is Still Face? Watch this short video by Dr. Ed Tronick (director of UMass Boston's Infant-Parent Mental Health...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jan. 3, 2020There are no comments yet. 22009 Views
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Premarital and Couples: Thankful / Grateful / AppreciationThose of you who are my clients already know that I encourage you to be thankful and appreciative, even for the small things that you expect your partner to do,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jan. 10, 2020There are no comments yet. 20575 Views
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You Can Help: Scents and MigrainesMost people have no idea that scents such as perfume, cologne, essential oils, after shave, deodorant, scented detergents and dryer products, household cleaners,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jan. 24, 2020There are no comments yet. 20551 Views
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Premarital and Couples: Are We the Only Couple Having Problems?No, you are not. Despite how other couples look to you, you are definitely not the only one having problems. In the same way that you don't want anyone to know...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jan. 31, 2020There are no comments yet. 19281 Views
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Couples and Premarital : "Who we are . . . depends in part . . . on who we love."One of my favorite books is "A General Theory of Love." Lewis, Amini and Lannon write poetically about love research, and they talk about limbic resonance,...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Feb. 13, 2020There are no comments yet. 20500 Views
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Premarital and Couples: Here Be Dragons!I wrote about the The Four Stages of Competency, that begins with the Unconscious Incompetent, perhaps also known as our unconscious. Jung referred to it as our...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Feb. 21, 2020There are no comments yet. 18448 Views
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Premarital and Couples: Are Female Orgasms the Key to Inner Hunger in Women?While watching a video about gratitude on TED, I stumbled across a video of Nicole Daedone's talk about the inner "hunger" in women; truly a cry for connection...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Feb. 28, 2020There are no comments yet. 19897 Views
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Top 6 Reasons to do Online Top 6 Reasons to do Online (Video) and/or Phone TherapyTop 6 Reasons to do Online Therapy 1. Concerns about Coronavirus or other health reasons; have your sessions as a couple or individual from your home or office. 2. Responsibilit...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Mar. 6, 2020There are no comments yet. 21628 Views
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Premarital and Couples: Are you Kinder to Strangers than to Your Partner?Is there a grain of truth to the statement "I am kinder to a stranger than I am to my partner/spouse?" If so, consider these questions: How did I get here? How...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on May. 29, 2020There are no comments yet. 20179 Views
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Union. Unity. E Pluribus Unum (Out of Many, One)I’ve been trying to figure out what to write this week given what’s going on with the state of our nation, racism, and people’s treatment of one...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jun. 5, 2020There are no comments yet. 21443 Views
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Stay Together or End the Relationship? Independence or Interdependence?Remember, it's your decision. Not your therapist's, your friends', or your family. There are so many factors to consider. Maybe the bottom line is . . . Stay...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jul. 3, 2020There are no comments yet. 18317 Views
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Do you Fight, Flight, or Freeze? “How did we get here?”When you are triggered or flooded — i.e., upset or overwhelmed — do you fight, take flight, or freeze? These are the biologically wired-in options for...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Jul. 10, 2020There are no comments yet. 18024 Views
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Premarital and Couples: “Hold Me Tight” by Dr. Sue JohnsonSue Johnson’s Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy is closely aligned with my training in couples counseling. Sue provides a well-researched theoretical framework...
Original post made by Chandrama Anderson on Aug. 21, 2020There are no comments yet. 18912 Views
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