by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Nov 5, 2015 | Blog
.[heading animation=”” color=”” type=”1″ align=”left”]Celebrating Thanksgiving Holiday after divorce[/heading] Post separation: A new tradition to be thankful for Divorce/separation is an end to the the current nuclear...
by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Aug 5, 2015 | Blog
[heading animation=”” color=”” type=”1″ align=”left”]Are you being fake or trying to modify your behavior[/heading] The Atlantic recently tweeted about Drake, Taylor Swift, and why it pays to be fake...
by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Jul 31, 2015 | Blog
[heading animation=”” color=”” type=”1″ align=”left”]Work smart not hard on your relationship[/heading] Very often during pre-marital counseling couples will ask me, individually, “Should we be working this hard?”....
by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Jun 3, 2015 | Blog
[heading animation=”” color=”” type=”1″ align=”left”]Your marriage can’t survive without intimacy[/heading] In life, one can be kind and smart, attractive and funny but if you can’t capitalize on these...
by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Apr 15, 2015 | Blog
Have you ever felt butterflies in your stomach, what about an upset belly while nervous, or experienced gut in your chest when scared. There is no denying the fact that our brain is directly connected via neural pathways to our gut. And new research from UCLA,...
by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Apr 15, 2015 | Blog
Everyone knows how to start an argument but do you know how to end it? Knowing when and how to terminate an argument is crucial to your ongoing marital bliss. Of Course gaining tools how to fight is important, however this blog features the end phase of an argument....
by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Apr 15, 2015 | Blog
We are all familiar with drug addiction, sex addiction even shopping addiction. We accept these addictions as legitimate and once identify them in ourselves we usually seek treatment. Why not fear addiction? This is much more difficult to spot by ourselves and our...
by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Apr 15, 2015 | Blog
Last couple of years were dominated by Hunger Games novels and movie. The first book opens with children being selected to fight till the end. The anxiety the characters feel during the selection process is extremely intense and all to familiar. According the National...
by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Apr 15, 2015 | Blog
One of the crucial differences between guilt and remorse is that while guilt can lead to self destructive tendencies, remorse usually materializes constructive action. Guilt is a useless emotion that reinforces self punishment or sabotage and often leads to shame....
by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Apr 15, 2015 | Blog
Sometimes (let’s admit it – most of the time) our partner does something that we take issue with. Very often I hear the following behavior being addressed in couples counseling: – “He always has the last word” – “She manages my time with ‘honey do...
