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 …
Illusions of Intimacy Part 2 – Codependency
Dear Ann: HELP!!!! I am so worried about my wife. She drinks every night and then passes out. I have tried to explain to her that this is damaging her health and effecting our marriage and our children. I have …
America’s Web Radio
Dear Colleague,
I am delighted to announce that I have made the six-month mark on Dr. Ann’s Relationship radio show on America’s Web Radio.
I’ve been so fortunate to have the most spectacular guests share their expertise on a …
Illusions of Intimacy – Part 1
Dear Ann: I love my boyfriend but all he wants to do is smoke pot. At first, I’d smoke with him and we’d have such deep conversations – they were amazing! I’d listen to him while he played his guitar. …
Bringing Expectations into the Values Mix
When we allow others to violate our values, we suffer. Last week we were discussing Tom and Barney’s crumbling relationship due to a lack of discussion about values and expectations. Remember, values designate what is important to us. Expectations are …
A Values Story
In the previous blog, I noted that knowing each other’s values and having like definitions as to how we define each value is probably the most important conversation to be had in any type of relationship. Without having like values, …
Values You Hold in a Relationship
Values are the basic beliefs that guide or motivate your attitudes or actions. They help you to determine what is important to you. And they describe the personal qualities you choose to exemplify: the sort of person you want to …
Valentine’s Day 2019
Tomorrow is the beginning of February. In no time at all, it will be Valentine’s Day. Yes, I’m aware that many of us consider this “day of romance” as one that was created by Hallmark Cards. I was thinking about …