Welcome to my Blog

Thank you for stopping by. This space is where I share research, reflections, and practical tools drawn from my experience as a marriage and family therapist.

Are you a couple looking for clarity? A professional curious about the science of relationships? Or simply someone interested in how love and resilience work? I’m glad you’ve found your way here. I can help with that.

Each post is written with one goal in mind: to help you better understand yourself, your partner, and the hidden dynamics that shape human connection.

Grab a coffee (or a notebook), explore what speaks to you, and take what’s useful back into your life and relationships. And if a post sparks a question, or makes you realize you could use more support, I’d love to hear from you.

Be Well, Stay Kind, and Godspeed.
~Daniel

P.S.

Feel free to explore the categories below to find past blog posts on the topics that matter most to you. If you’re curious about attachment, navigating conflict, or strengthening intimacy, these archives are a great way to dive deeper into the research and insights that I’ve been sharing for years.

 
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A tale of two Joes…

It was summer of 1966. I was at Camp Don Orione in New Bedford Massachusetts.

That’s where I met Joe, a wiry, diminutive Puerto Rican seminary student from the NYC. He once warned me, with tears in his eyes, that “Satan has the world by the tail”

That summer I also met a tall, animated seminary exchange student from Milan. His name was also Joe.. Joe DeAngelo… he would prove the other Joe to be correct…

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