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In marriage counseling, we've been doing Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy - which is basically identifying your triggers- where you...

Alright, so let me start by saying that this movie is strange and arty and will be taught in film school going forward. I am certain it's...

Remember playing the M.A.S.H. game as kids? It very accurately predicted life as an adult: who you would marry, where you would live, ...

I've been hearing that magical shift that happens after forty for decades. I had friends who swore once they turned forty, they stopped...

(Variations of this essay were awarded the 2018 Royal Nonesuch Humor Writing Contest Adult Author Category – Third Prize and 2019 Erma...

This was from 23 years ago-we'd been dating for about 3 years and got married 2 years after this. I was 19, he was 22. That was...

So, remember when we started therapy with an older, wisened therapist who seemed kind of quirky? We met with him again this week, and I...

We had our first marriage counseling session today. I was nervous (see previous fear rant) and skeptical as the therapist the online...

I have advised a lot of other people to do marriage counseling over the years and have even said dumb shit like, "It's a way to keep...

This morning, while I was pulling up the x-ray image of my child's broken bone on my phone, I'm certain the orthopedic surgeon glimpsed...

I now have video proof of what I look like when dancing topless. It's not great. "Oh, God, that's me?!" BUT I'm trying REALLY hard to see...

I'm sitting on a hotel bed, surrounded by leftover containers and coffee mugs. The continental breakfast included miso soup and kimchi...

Do you remember the 'Marry/Boff/Kill' game? You list three celebrities or historical figures and figure out who would be most pleasant to...

As I learn more about authenticity and vulnerability I realize how good I am at reflecting other people's sunshine back onto them and...

As I walked out of the house, I hollered, "K, bye, going to Sephora to get all my fancy lady supplies" and my husband called back, "I...

On being 'Wanted' Versus 'Wantable,' and 'Loved' Versus 'Lovable' So, I’ve been thinking a lot lately about sense of...

Spoiler alert: No. I was recently interviewing a sex therapist out of Los Angeles for an article I'm writing. I like to drop this into...

Last night we had no clean, dry bath towels, so I gave my kids beach towels to use after their showers. I had a twinge of, “Oh, my God,...

So, last week, my Robb and I went to the big island of Hawai'i. We saw an active volcano, lush rainforests, deserts, waterfalls, ALL the...