Marcia Naomi Berger
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After the Fight — Repairing Your Relationship
Emotions run high during a fight. Yet sometime later, we may have forgotten what triggered our rage in the first place. We recall fighting, but what was it about anyway? Lauren later remembered the → Read More
Tears and Growth — in Feldenkrais and Psychotherapy
Nothing is permanent about our behavior patterns except our belief that they are so. - Moshé Feldenkrais I learned about the Feldenkrais method at a two-day workshop at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur → Read More
Love at First Sound: On Audiobooks and Marriage
Have you noticed how good relationship skills tend to apply across the board? Spouses who communicate well in their marriage probably also relate well to other → Read More
Telephone or Video Therapy — Valuable During the Crisis?
In today's shelter-in-place world, it's not just people with compromised immune systems who are at risk. The anxiety about contracting the coronavirus, paired → Read More
Is Someone Holding a Grudge Against You?
How can we cope when someone's ill will disturbs our equilibrium, self-esteem, or ability to shine forth our light? → Read More
Who Are You Really Mad At?
Some conflict occurs in any close relationship. That's good news, even though pesky emotions can pop up when we seem to be locking horns with a relationship partner. The upside of conflict is that we grow personally by learning to deal with differences constructively. → Read More
A Simple Way to Enrich Your Relationship
"I shouldn't have to tell him. He should know what I want," Cindy thinks about her husband. She believes he should know when she's in the mood to go out for → Read More
Can You Marry with Confidence if You Marry Quickly?
Usually, I usually advise people to get to know a potential spouse over time, for at least six months to a year, before committing to marriage. Yet, Marina's story shows that a much shorter court → Read More
Three Tips for Lasting Love
Relationships can be complicated. Yet they can be simplified and enjoyed through avoiding common mistakes. By applying the suggestions below, we can create the → Read More
Thinking About Getting Marriage Counseling?
As a marriage counselor myself, I see how couples' denial of their need for help can cause them to struggle for much too long before they'll contact a professional. Neuroscience explains how patterns of relating -- for better or for worse -- become entrenched in our brain's circuity over time. So, longstanding bad habits are much more difficult to change than newer ones. This is why it's… → Read More
Do Opposites Really Attract?
News flash! Just about everyone thinks that opposites attract -- but they don't. Many relationship experts write that people seek partners whose traits → Read More
3 Widely Held Misconceptions about Marriage
"... there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so." - Shakespeare, Hamlet Shakespeare knew what he was talking about. Concerning marriage, if → Read More
Mindfulness Matters in Marriage — and Roller-Skating
Are you are wondering what marriage and roller-skating have in common? Roller-skating is only for kids, right? No. And married people are adults? Most of the → Read More
Should You Get Therapy or Life Coaching?
Life coaching is viewed by some as an alternative to therapy. Actually, coaching was one of many cognitive behavior therapy methods I learned to practice in → Read More
How the Repetition Compulsion Can Impact Your Marriage
Unlike rats, when it comes to relationships, many of us humans keep going through the same cheeseless tunnel again and again, expecting a reward. → Read More
Do Couples Grow Apart or "Fall Asleep"?
You've probably heard people explain their divorce by saying, "We grew apart." I wonder about that. → Read More
Holiday Fever: Causes and Cures
I don't know about you, but I don't like being told when I'm supposed to feel happy, generous, and loving toward absolutely everyone. Don't get me wrong; I'm → Read More
Does Marriage Have to Be Boring?
Have you heard that marriage can get boring? This doesn't need to happen, but it can feel ho-hum when things have gotten way too predictable. Routines are → Read More
How Do You Get What You Want in Relationships — Do You Rebuke or Request?
In a good relationship, partners express appreciation for each other often. They also say in kind ways what they want and what they don't want. They don't → Read More
Is Dating Different for Millennial Women?
Some say that dating is oh-so-different for millennials than for other women. Is this true? Actually, yes and no. The answer depends largely on how a millennial → Read More