Blog – The Connection Institute

Relationships don’t always keep pace with life’s changes. When something big happens — a wedding, the birth of a child, ...

Healthy, lasting intimacy begins with the relationship we have with ourselves. So often, we long for closeness and connection, yet ...

So often, when people talk about grief, they picture sadness. Tears. That hollow ache in the chest. But grief has ...

On the surface, black mold can be hard to spot. It might hide in the corners of a damp basement ...

As we approach Valentine’s Day, instead of a stereotypical idealistic and ultra-romantic post, I’m going to get realistic and address ...

It’s the holiday season. I find myself copying a crossstitch meme about replacing my “regular, everyday anxiety” with my “fancy ...

“I got the best question today!” I tell my husband excitedly about how earlier that day my 9-year-old asked me ...

Human feelings are complex and interwoven, and often even in conflict with each other. My favorite therapeutic concept that deals ...

A common lament among the couples I see is, “I wish sex would just happen naturally!” Often they add, “like ...

I’m standing on stage and the music starts. I’m playing my bass notes just right, smiling at the audience. I ...

I had an entirely different blog entry ready to go for March, but, alas, with a grinding shift of gears, ...