By: Suzanne Maiden Have you ever loved someone and it makes no sense? I recently had a client who stated that he loves a woman with such fervor and such frenetic intensity that throughout the session he repeatedly asked me if he were sane. I reassured him, that his sanity was well intact. He struggled to wrap […]
Relationships
Random Acts of Kindness: Part 2
By: Suzanne Maiden I actually ended up recording TWO shows today. Because you expressed such positive energy around this topic – I had to record an addendum to the ‘Random Acts of Kindness: Part 2’ WOW! Your response blows me away. Thank you so much for taking time to leave voice-mails. I avoided this topic for […]
Is Husband’s On-Line Looking OK?
A listener named Becky left a vm. Becky stated she has been married for 15 months, she is 33 years old, and her husband is aged 43 years. Becky “snooped” on her husband’s computer and found some “shocking” sites he recently visited. Becky is uncomfortable with her husband’s on-line looking at other women. She said the women […]
Cheating Wife
I received a vm from ‘cheating wife’ asking for guidance. She stated she has been with her husband since she was aged 16. They have been together for 9 years. Caller stated she, “…constantly seeks attention from men” and last year she actually had sexual intercourse with a man which resulted in two treatable sexually transmitted […]
5 Things Your Therapist is Really Thinking
By: Suzanne Maiden What is your therapist really thinking during the therapeutic hour? A lot. I can only speak for myself and what thoughts run a marathon through my head. So fasten your seat belt, here we go. First, I assess the obvious physical/emotional presentation of my client. For example, are they within normal limits […]
Emotional Prostitution
We’re all whores. We prostitute ourselves everyday. Yes, this vulgar reality hits hard. We compromise on what we want, what we need, and what we believe in. We (most often unconsciously) prostitute ourselves emotionally. We sacrifice our emotional well being as a trade off for some other outcome. Usually the other outcome is the fulfillment of another’s ideas for us and oftentimes money is involved. What does […]