I’m going to consider getting that parent’s guide. I was just having an issue this week with my teenager lying to us about the silliest things, but I was reading on line that you have to understand why they are lying and deal with that because all teens lie, and they just like to push their boundaries

I recently found your blog through strengtheningmarriage.com/blog where I have participated frequently. I am LDS, and my wife and I just celebrated our 18th anniversary yesterday. I find one of the greatest difficulties in my marriage is the difference in our dependency.

There are studies that report kissing being healthy for our health – increasing blood flow, releasing healthy hormones, upping self-esteem, releasing stress, and even helping with dental hygiene. Whether married or single, parent or child – kissing is a great way to bond with others, show affection and feel loved.

Mental health practitioners have noted for a long time how differently people can behave online than they do in person; often in more negative and aggressive ways, with resulting effects on readers…

You mentioned in an earlier post about communicating with our spouse our view of sex–not just the fantasies. I don’t feel like I can do that with my husband. He is not a safe place to go for me…

Through the process of working with the thousands of individuals and couples who have come to me for help with their sexuality, it has become clear to me that many of the people that reach out have a background from conservative religious backgrounds that affected their sexual development in rigid, misinformed and shaming ways…

When I said yes to my husband, I was afraid that it would be my only chance, and I needed a way to escape from the situation I was living in. He was a rescuer and I was a damsel in distress. And now he feels more like a parent than a spouse.

It is difficult to get people to agree on the parameters of what we would define as "sexual health." Often it seems to go along the lines of whatever the person defining the concept is comfortable with themselves…

I have found that married couples in religiously conservative communities many times have challenges within the realm of their sexuality. Most of us spent the first part of our lives avoiding our sexuality, trying to stay morally clean until we became married. And if we did not stay morally clean, then along with that came the process of repentance, guilt, remorse, etc…

One question I get a lot in my Sex Therapy practice is "how do I go about changing these things that bother me?"…Regardless of what we want to see change, intellectual information is only the first step…

What the heck are we expected to talk about? Sex isn’t exactly a “silent” experience around here, but it doesn’t come from chit-chat. Chit-chat is annoying. What are we supposed to be doing instead?

Many of us struggle to find the right words when someone is sharing their grief. We often want to help or provide comfort

Converting to a new religion is a difficult and sometimes seemingly daunting process. It is common for many people who convert to experience an initial "honeymoon" phase

There are some stereotypical things that seem to apply to most women in the sexual department.  Women tend to be much more psychological in their approach to sex and they tend to take longer for their arousal to get going and peak. 

We now have research through the Family Acceptance Project that lets us know that teens who are rejected by family members due to their sexual orientation or gender identities are at a much higher rate of suicidal risk than their peers.

A faith crisis or transition is a time where foundational beliefs, usually of a religious nature, are challenged, questioned, doubted, nuanced or even abandoned.

The quest for perfection often leads to lower quality of life. What a frustrating conundrum!!

So many of us are seeking “better”....

We can get really caught up in ideas about how to have sex and whether or not we are doing it right, whether or not our partner likes what we are doing, how we look/act during sex, etc…

Have you heard of the term “self-fulfilling” prophecies? It relates to the idea that if you believe something long enough... it will actually have more of a likelihood to come true.

This happens within relationships too.