A recent New York Times article reported interesting National Sleep Foundation research findings: “Study Finds Many Are Too Tired for Sex: One in four Americans married or living with someone say they are so sleep-deprived that they are often too tired to have sex”.  Several of my clients in my San Francisco private practice and couples in our Marriage Prep 101 workshops shared these sleep [...]

At times do you feel taken for granted, and not “special” in your relationship? Sometimes we are not aware that we have an expectation or wish to be appreciated, adored and cherished more…until we are disappointed, hurt or angry. When I go out with my girlfriends, I often hear a theme of us feeling that our [...]

How motivated are you to have a positive sexual relationship, and what helps you be proactive about your emotional and physical intimate relationships? What is normal? How can we keep it interesting? What about sex after kids? How do you deal with differences in desire? Will we have to “work” at a good sex life? [...]

Last night I came home after a long day and evening of work. My 11 year old son asked me to sit with him and talk for a while. I noticed that I was immediately distracted by my long list of “to do’s”. I needed to return emails, phone calls, fold laundry, make school lunches, [...]