Bringing Passion Back to a Sexless Marriage

by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Apr 3, 2020 | Blog, couples, marriage

Sitcoms lead us to believe that women pretend to have headaches to avoid sex. But more and more often I encounter couples where the man is either not interested or is unable to perform sexually. Whether it’s you or your spouse who doesn’t want to initiate sex,...

Make sure you are fighting based on reality not on assumptions

by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Oct 4, 2019 | Blog, couples, divorce, marriage

Fighting is a common practice in relationships. Couples fight and disagree all the time. The smallest disagreement can boil over into World War III. Make sure you are fighting about real things and not assumptions. Common reasons couples fight are: Lack of Sex. Lack...

Why Do Affairs Happen?

by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Aug 1, 2019 | affair, Blog, couples

When we are newly married, happy, and carefree, usually a time before children are in our lives, the thought of an affair seems impossible! Why would anyone stray from this marriage? This person? The person you married is incredible, sexy, and fun! However, a few...

Let’s talk about adult attachment!

by Marina Edelman, LMFT | Jun 4, 2019 | Blog

Let’s talk about adult attachment! Similar to the way that we attach to our primary caregivers as infants, there are four attachment styles that we may exhibit in our adult romantic relationships or in our adult friendships – secure, preoccupied, avoidant,...

Summer Vacation Ideas for Divorced Parents

by Marina Edelman, LMFT | May 31, 2019 | Blog, couples, divorce, mediation

Divorce is not easy for anyone, especially those with children. We establish a life around our families, and divorce forces us to redirect that life and create a new one. Collaborating on vacation ideas as divorced parents is tough. The one constant factor in all of...

Getting through Mother’s Day without a mom

by Marina Edelman, LMFT | May 11, 2019 | Blog

Written by Rachel Chistyakov, AMFT #108692 I lost my mother to suicide 10 years ago, when I was a teenager. I think about her daily and I always miss her presence in my life, but this pain is definitely amplified on Mother’s Day. Seeing pictures of my friends with...