Fixing Families

Tools for walking the intergenerational tightrope

Robert Taibbi L.C.S.W.

Spontaneous vs. Scheduled Sex

The notion of scheduled sex can seem like a contradiction in terms, but putting sex on the calendar has its advantages.

How Expectations Derail Relationships

It's normal to have expectations in relationships, but they can also breed resentment. Here's how to be clear and make decisions without expectations.

The Art of the Apology

Apologies are not about being wrong but accepting responsibility for hurting another's feelings.

Afraid of Being Like Your Parents? How to Counter Your Fears

All of us have some fear about replicating the worst of our parents' relationships. Tips on what to look out for and counter.

How to Stop Complaining

We all complain, but some of us seem to complain all the time. Tips for coping—and putting complaining to rest.

When Is It Important to Deal with Your Past?

Your past is always with you, but often flows in and out of your life. Sometimes, though, our past is telling us that it is time to pay attention and to put something to rest.

How to Be Bold

Like most things being bolder and more decisive is about overriding your fears and taking new action. 5 steps towards becoming a bolder, more decisive you.

Estranged? Is It Time to Reach Out and Begin Healing?

Emotional cutoffs take their toll not only in the loss of a relationship, but in your own psyche. Maybe it's time to put the past to rest.

5 Keys to Successful Relationships

There are 5 key areas vital for building a solid relationship foundation. What to do and not do for relationship success.

Problems as Bad Solutions

What we most often see as a problem in someone else or ourselves is actually a bad solution to deeper problems. The key is tackling the real problem.

Burned Out? Six Sources, One Solution

Are you burned out? It's not always a problem, but a life out of balance is.

When You Can't Leave: Making the Best of It

In non-abusive relationships, sometimes leaving is not an option, because of your values, religious beliefs, or commitment to children.

Want to Increase Your Self-Awareness? Develop Your Third Ear

Everyday self-awareness is about knowing how you feel in the moment. These tips can help you develop those skills.

The Power of Psychological Transference

The concept of psychological transference is well-established in the therapy world. Understanding it can help you avoid repeating past relationship mistakes

After a Breakup: Managing the Loneliness

After a breakup it's natural to feel lonely. Expect it but you don't need to be a victim of it. Guidelines for pushing back and moving through this difficult transition

Life Out of Balance? How to Regain Control

It's easy for life to get out of balance, to be a constant juggling act. Eight tips for regaining control and taking your life back.

The Battle Between Affection and Sex

The need for more affection vs. the desire for sex is a common battle ground for couples. The key is seeing the dysfunctional dynamic as the problem.

The Art of Feeling Miserable

Being happy and positive are old-school. If you're ready to go to the dark side, here's your handbook for making yourself as miserable as you can be.

Are You Emotionally Driven?

Those who are emotionally driven often struggle with procrastination and anxiety, and over time with depression and low self-esteem. Here's how to take more control of your life.

4 Most Common Couple Complaints

Feeling micromanaged, neglected, dismissed, not appreciated—the 4 most common couple complaint—that feed off each other, creating a destructive cycle. Here's how to break it.

Anatomy of a Loss

Does grief ever reach an end, or are its layers peeled away slowly over the years? This is one story of healing and growth.

Are You a Workaholic? Time to Take Charge of Your Work-life

For some, working hard is a matter of necessity, but for others, it's an addiction. Tools and tips for getting balance in your life and breaking the cycle.

Restless? Bored? How to Nurture Those Seeds of Change

Like it or not, we change over time, but the signs are often subtle. This is how to recognize when change is afoot and make the most of the opportunity.

The Past is Always About the Present

When events of the past suddenly rear their heads, it usually indicates something is wrong in the present. Some of the common sources and tips for defining the underlying problems

The Dangers of Being Nice

It's easy to like someone who is always nice, but these folks all too often pay a heavy psychological price. Negative effects of too-much niceness and how to fix them.

Baby-Steps: Fixing Nine Common Problems One Step at a Time

Baby-steps: We often struggle solving core problems because of our expectations are too large, too high. Tips for successfully baby-stepping through our most common problems.

Living Together? Just Married? The First-Year Challenges

The first year of living together is one of a couple's most precarious times. These are the common challenges and the ways to overcome them.

Got a Problem? It's Probably Not What You Think

Problems are in the eyes of the beholder and our response can vary from day to day. The key is finding the problem under the problem.

Lack of Follow-Through? 6 Possible Reasons Why

A common frustrating problem: Your partner agrees to do something, then stops after two weeks. Here are tips on how to get the follow-through you're looking for.

What Stops You From Doing What You Want to Do?

What keeps you from doing what you want? Here are the 8 most common suspects—and tips for identifying them and getting them out of your way.

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