Relationship problems

Adult survivors of childhood abuse often experience problems related to their early abuse in their relationships as adults. This may be because humans become hard-wired during early life to recognize future relationships that resemble the relationships they had with their parents through a … [Read more...] about Proceed cautiously: Trauma re-enactments in adult relationships

The quick answer to that question is "No, you do not have to provide care to an unhealthy or aging parent as an adult, especially when that parent abused you as a child." All parents commit to "the most basic contract” when they conceive and decide to keep and raise a child, which is, as Dr. Laura … [Read more...] about Must I provide care to my unhealthy or aging parent?

Sometimes a client will tell me that their spouse doesn’t treat them very well, and will ponder aloud why they remain in the relationship. … [Read more...] about Why you stay in a bad relationship

“Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter: Growing Up With a Gay Dad,” by Allison Wearing is an excellent autobiographical book that offers an insider’s view into what it was like for the author to learn that her father was gay when she was in early adolescence, and how she wrestled with this fact through … [Read more...] about What do you know about being the child of a gay parent?