Written by Seth Eisenberg Nearly 30 years ago Virginia Satir, called the “Mother of Family Therapy,” encouraged psychotherapists to shift focus from therapy to education as their primary strategy for helping repair relationships. Fifteen years later, Dr. Marty Sullivan of Duke University’s renowned Integrative Medicine Program began integrating relationship skills training into a holistic approach […]
The Photo Finish That Accompanies Divorce
January 10, 2013 13 Comments
Written by Jennifer Graham The family dog licks Tiger Woods’ face, as Elin Nordegren cuddles the couple’s daughter and newborn son. It’s their last family photograph – at least the last one the public saw. It was taken nine months before Woods famously crashed his car in 2009, shattering not only his windshield, but this […]
Honoring The Institution
October 23, 2012 1 Comment
Written by Chris Gersten I have a friend, we’ll call him Marty, whose marriage has been struggling. Marty has been married for over 30 years. His children are grown, married, and out of the house. Marty also has run a successful business so he is not hurting financially. Marty’s wife, Ann, left him to live in Italy this […]
Balancing Marriage On The Fine Line
September 20, 2012 14 Comments
Written by Eve Gaal In my college days of yore, we’re talking the seventies and eighties, couples wrote letters to each other instead of tweeting. We chatted at social events and hugs were actual embraces instead of words followed by happy faces. Waxing nostalgic, I remember the romantic cards, poems and notes that I saved […]
The More Than Good Enough Marriage
August 16, 2012 Leave a Comment
Written by Cathy Meyer Low-conflict marriages account for the lion’s share of divorces every year. And these divorces involve marriages that experts believe can be saved. “One minute, you love the stability and contentment. The next minute, you think it’s not the right marriage, and there are flaws in the marriage that are serious, even […]
The Value of Two
August 2, 2012 1 Comment
Written by Janice Shaw Crouse The man I married so very long ago is a wonderful husband and father. Our kids love their dad, respect him and often rely on his good judgment for advice and counsel, even now that they are long since adults and have children of their own. He plays a very […]
Why Get (and Stay) Married?
June 26, 2012 2 Comments
Written by Krsnanandini Devi Dasi and Tariq Saleem Ziyad In a few weeks, one of our daughters will be getting married. “Why?” one of her friends asked seriously. “You are an intelligent, independent woman with a lot going for you. Do you need to be married?” This question jarred my daughter’s sensibilities and she and […]
Living Together: Myths, Risks & Answers
June 11, 2012 Leave a Comment
Written by Mike McManus To the Presidential candidates, America’s biggest problem is the economy. However, I believe the disintegration of marriage is the nation’s central domestic problem, costing billions of taxpayer dollars for poverty, depression, crime and suicide. This crisis has three elements: 1. The marriage rate has plunged 53 percent since 1970. Of those […]
The Mouths of Babes
May 22, 2012 8 Comments
Written by Beverly Willett We have a tradition at the Episcopalian parish I attend. Every Sunday after mass, parishioners and visitors gather in the parish hall to greet one another and snack on refreshments provided by the Hospitality Guild. A few minutes into the get-together Father Cullen, our priest, rings a bell on the wall […]
What Can You Do With A Busted Marriage?
September 26, 2011 Leave a Comment
Written by Abigail Hirsch, Ph.D. You just found another text message from him to another woman. Or maybe she did it again, spent far too much on things that are definitely not in the budget. Perhaps it simply feels like it’s been forever since there’s been any romance and “I love you” feels like […]
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