A soulmate is the one person whose love is powerful enough to motivate you to meet your soul, to do the emotional work of self-discovery, of awakening. Kenny Loggins Do you believe in soulmates? Should you? What is a soulmate anyways? I have been a couples therapist and relationship …
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Holding Space: How Men Can Support Women’s Rage
We are living through an incredibly upsetting time. There is plenty of pain to go around, but I want to focus on women’s pain. Particularly women’s rage. The Kavanaugh hearings have stirred old pain for many women, especially the 1 in 3 women who are themselves survivors of sexual violence. In fact, …
Talking With College Students about “The Red Zone”
Amid the flurry of family dinners and trips to Bed, Bath, and Beyond, as parents help their kids get ready to head off to college, I worry that many are leaving out the most important “to-do” preparation. Families need to be having conversations about “the red zone.” The red zone refers to the …