Navigating Polyamory with Attachment Theory

When you think about boundaries, what emotions come up for you? Since you follow me, you probably think the idea of boundaries is appropriate — that people should have the right to set them.  But that doesn’t mean you find it easy to set boundaries. Humans, particularly women, are raised ...

I spent the first 15 years of my career working with teenagers, studying child and adolescent development. And what I can tell you is that throughout history, adults have consistently seen new technologies as potential threats, and we’ve been particularly concerned about the harm those technologies can have on children.  ...

Marriage, today, is a very long partnership. Half a century or more, if you do it in your 20’s and you’re lucky enough to live out the average lifespan in the USA: 77.  When I think about the length of that intended commitment, I wonder how reasonable it is that ...

I love a good redemption story. And few things epitomize redemption better than successful recovery from addiction.  One of the fundamental aspects to recovery is a notion that you have to hit rock bottom to realize you are no longer a recreational user who has any control over how much, ...

I keep secrets for a living. That’s more or less what a therapist does.  But in my personal life, I don’t want anything to do with them.  I don’t find delight in them whatsoever.  To me, they’re an imposition.  As humans, we are hardwired to feel valued when someone confides ...

Guess who you get to meet in this episode? My WIFE, Steph Sterling.  Today’s topic is all about communication. And in the spirit of walking the walk, I felt there’d be no better person to have this conversation with than the person who is on the receiving end of the ...