Fixing Families

Tools for walking the intergenerational tightrope

Robert Taibbi L.C.S.W.

Bad Relationship? 4 Bad Reasons to Stay

It's easy to stay in a bad relationships for a lot of bad reasons. Four common emotional obstacles and how to override them

Who Do You Talk To?

Everyone needs at least one person with whom they can be transparent, but many have no such person. This is how to open up and find what you need.

Feel Neglected in Your Relationship? It May Not Be About You

It's easy to feel neglected in relationships when the other person always seems preoccupied or uncaring. Here are some of the common underlying causes.

When You Feel You Don't Deserve to Be Happy

Many people consciously or unconsciously believe that they don't deserve to be happy. Here, some of the common causes and ways to put the guilt to rest.

Are You Running Your Life, or Is Your Life Running You?

Longstanding emotional, physical, and relationship issues can cause us to give up, to let our problems or others run our lives. Maybe it's time to step up and reclaim your life.

Time For a Holiday Debriefing?

For a lot of good reasons holidays can be tough. Maybe we should step back and decide if it's time to upgrade next year's holidays.

How to Become Wise

We tend to associate wisdom with older age, with hard-earned knowledge from life experiences. Eight suggestions for cultivating wisdom now.

The Art of Making Decisions

Making decisions is part and parcel of being human, but sometimes the process is overwhelming. Five tips for getting off the fence the through to the other side.

The Discouraged Child

The discouraged child is a child who has given up on himself and others. Suggestions on how to help turn these children around.

Active vs. Passive Partners: How to Stop the Power Struggle

One person always initiating and the other always going-along-with is a common couple dynamic, but one that can easily lead to resentment on both sides. How to change the pattern.

How to Stop Passing the Emotional Buck

When dealing with someone emotional, it's easy to absorb their emotions and pass them along. The key is utilizing the power of parallel process.

How to Leave a Long-Term Relationship

Leaving a relationship is always difficult, but more so when the relationship has a been a long one. Here are some guidelines for navigating this difficult transitional time.

How to Cope in a Fear-Driven Society

Fear gets our attention and motivates us to act. Scammers know this, creating a fear-driven society. Here's how to push back and manage your anxiety.

What's Your Story? Life as Narrative

Whether or not we are fully aware of it, we create our own story. These questions could help you define yours.

How to Be Creative

Too many of us have a way of killing creativity before it has a chance to grow.

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

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