Movie Review: “Ask Dr. Ruth”

Movie Review: “Ask Dr. Ruth”

I was so moved by the documentary Ask Dr. Ruth that I felt I had to write my impressions of it. Dr. Ruth paved the way for marriage and sex therapists like me to educate and help others who are struggling in the area of love and sex. Micki Lavin-Pell Ask Dr. Ruth...
Avoid Inflicting Pain on Your Love…

Avoid Inflicting Pain on Your Love…

When we feel low or in pain, we over focus on what is wrong in our relationship. It’s ironic how easy it is to see how others hurt us, but  much more difficult for us to see how we are co-contributors of pain. When we feel sad, in order to strengthen our...
Want to Reignite Your Commitment to Love?

Want to Reignite Your Commitment to Love?

With the holiday of Shavuot coming up, being known as the holiday the Jewish people committed to keeping the laws of the Torah (and for some a massive cheesecake fest), it got me thinking about the way  many of us commit to romantic relationships.  As many of you...
Tending to Your Relationship

Tending to Your Relationship

I was tending to my garden today and thinking how bad I feel for neglecting it for so long. Many of the plants were in serious need of immediate care as the leaves were dying and flowers were unable to bloom.  The cold winter weather sometimes brings me down...
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