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Sex Addiction: Is it For Real?
There was a good article recently in The New York Times titled, “When is It Sex Addiction?” The article featured 3 experts weighing in on what distinguishes sexual addiction from simple opportunistic behavior. Personally, I’m a little bored by politicians and celebrities hiding behind the language of disease processes to defend their actions. In the [...]
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Also tagged affairs, anxiety, low self-esteem, sex, sex addiction, shame, Tiger Woods
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Survivor Guilt: Common reason for self-sabotage
Many people wonder why they sometimes do the exact behavior that is the most hurtful to them: sabotage relationships, not going after what they want, staying confused about where they are with their money. A common reason is feeling guilty about having a better life than the people that you grew up with. If you [...]
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Also tagged anxiety, fear of success, goals, guilt, self-sabotage, survivor guilt
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Advice for Couples: Self-Soothing
One of the most important behaviors that you have to learn to be in a couple is the ability to soothe yourself when you get hurt or provoked. If you grew up in a family that was chaotic or where there was ongoing neglect or abuse, this will likely require more effort on your part [...]
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Also tagged affairs, anxiety, arguments, communication, conflict resolution, emotional regulation, fighting
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Talking with Kids About Infidelity
What do you tell your kids when they find out that one of their parents has had an affair? How does the discover of an affair affect a child? Can families ever recover? Listen to the recording of Dr. Coleman and psychotherapist Susan Berger, MFT on Childhood Matters Radio with host Rona Renner KISS 98.1FM [...]
When Mom Earns More than Dad
NPR Talk of the Nation: How women’s increased economic and educational power are changing marriage.
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Also tagged anxiety, Economic Downturn, effect on the family, housework, Parenting, recession
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On Point: Tom Ashbrook Interviews Dr. Coleman and NYU Sociologist Kathleen Gerson
NPR: Tom Ashbrook interviews Dr Coleman and Kathleen Gerson on “Women Bringing Home the Bacon”
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Also tagged anxiety, changing roles, effect on masculinity, effect on the family, gender, masculinity, money worries, Parenting, recession
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When Parents Hurt: Parental Alienation: View from the Bay
View from the Bay Co-hosts Janelle Wang and Spencer Christian interview Dr Joshua Coleman on the topic of parents who have been either cut off or alienated from their grown children
San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group
I’ll be speaking at the International Conference of the San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group on March 3. My topic is Solving Conflicts Between Parents and Adult Children.
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Also tagged anxiety, depressed mothers, difficult daughter-in-law, divorced fathers, divorced mothers, parental alienation, Parental Estrangement, PAS, worry about child
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