Dear Ann: My girlfriend is so mean to me. It makes me feel badly about myself. She calls me names and points out all my failings. What do you have to say?
An intimate relationship must be feathered by kindness, …
Author: Ann Schiebert
Denigration Confusion
I was sitting in a group of women the other day listening to them talk about themselves in the most disrespectful manner. One woman described herself as being “such a mess and so disorganized.” When asked if she actually believed …
Intimacy Filled Pastiming – Hot Tip of the Night
Dear Ann: I love sports. I live for sports. My favorite weekends are filled with watching football, baseball, basketball or tennis – and sometimes golf. Even better than watching these on TV, is going to the live event. I have …
Intimacy Filled Pastiming – Intimate Behaviors
Dear Ann: I think I am loving and caring toward my partner. However, she doesn’t seem to think so. Can you inform me about what women think are loving and caring behaviors? I’m at a loss. Flowers don’t work.
Intimate
…Private Psychotherapy Practice
Dear Colleague,
Greetings! Last month I announced the release of my new book in the Let’s Make a Contract series: Getting Your Teen Past the Opioid Epidemic. Since its release I’ve received numerous emails and phone calls asking for …
Intimacy Filled Pastiming: Conversation – Part 2
Dear Ann: Every time I try to talk to my husband, he wants to give me a solution! This makes me so angry. It’s as if he thinks I’m too stupid to figure things out for myself. What I really …
Intimacy Filled Pastiming: Conversation – Part 1
Dear Ann: I don’t know how to talk with my spouse without her becoming upset. When I tell her that she needs to be more open to what I am saying to her, she gets mad. When she tells me …
Intimacy Filled Pastiming
Dear Ann: I want to have a close relationship with my partner but I just don’t know how. We do activities together like golf and tennis but I get lost in the sport and we talk about that. We both …
Getting Your Teen Past the Opioid Epidemic
First, let me thank all of you who responded to my last newsletter about America’s Web Radio. I was pleased to gain three new guests for my Relationships Radio show. I am very grateful for everyone’s interest in our …