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About this blog: About this blog: I am a LMFT specializing in couples counseling and grief and have lived in Silicon Valley since 1969. I'm the president of Connect2 Marriage Counseling. I worked in high-tech at Apple, Stanford University, and in ... (More)
About this blog: About this blog: I am a LMFT specializing in couples counseling and grief and have lived in Silicon Valley since 1969. I'm the president of Connect2 Marriage Counseling. I worked in high-tech at Apple, Stanford University, and in Silicon Valley for 15 years before becoming a therapist. My background in high-tech is helpful in understanding local couples' dynamics and the pressures of living here. I am a wife, mom, sister, friend, author, and lifelong advocate for causes I believe in (such as marriage equality). My parents are both deceased. My son graduated culinary school and is heading toward a degree in Sociology. I enjoy reading, hiking, water fitness, movies, 49ers and Stanford football, Giants baseball, and riding a tandem bike with my husband. I love the beach and mountains; nature is my place of restoration. In my work with couples, and in this blog, I combine knowledge from many fields to bring you my best ideas, tips, tools and skills, plus book and movie reviews, and musings to help you be your genuine self, find your own voice, and have a happy and healthy relationship. Don't be surprised to hear about brain research and business skills, self-soothing techniques from all walks of life, suggestions and experiments, and anything that lights my passion for couples. (Author and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Calif. Lic # MFC 45204.) (Hide)
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I’m a Jew in Germany
Feb 11, 2023 4:41 pm
Comments: 6 | Views: 5,193
I’m just back from a walk to the Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on Bogenberg Hill. I quietly and respectfully entered the Church. I... More
Feb 11, 2023 4:41 pm
Comments: 6 | Views: 5,193
I’m just back from a walk to the Pilgrimage Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary on Bogenberg Hill. I quietly and respectfully entered the Church. I... More
“ . . . We have no way of knowing when our time is up . . .”
Jan 28, 2023 6:08 pm
Comments: 4 | Views: 4,610
“It is only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up -- that we will... More
Jan 28, 2023 6:08 pm
Comments: 4 | Views: 4,610
“It is only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth -- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up -- that we will... More
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought . . .
Jan 22, 2023 7:39 am
Comments: 7 | Views: 6,265
. . . without accepting it.”
- Aristotle
Entertain these thoughts/ideas, let them rumble around inside you for a while. Experiment.
“Don’t... More
Jan 22, 2023 7:39 am
Comments: 7 | Views: 6,265
. . . without accepting it.”
- Aristotle
Entertain these thoughts/ideas, let them rumble around inside you for a while. Experiment.
“Don’t... More
Because
Jan 14, 2023 10:09 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 5,837
Because
So I can’t save the world—
can’t save even myself,
can’t wrap my arms around
every frightened child, can’t
foster peace... More
Jan 14, 2023 10:09 am
Comments: 1 | Views: 5,837
Because
So I can’t save the world—
can’t save even myself,
can’t wrap my arms around
every frightened child, can’t
foster peace... More
Seek Barriers Within Yourself Against Love
Jan 7, 2023 3:06 pm
Comments: 7 | Views: 6,903
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
- Rumi
I tell... More
Jan 7, 2023 3:06 pm
Comments: 7 | Views: 6,903
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”
- Rumi
I tell... More
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