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.
- Attachment Issues
- Coronavirus
- Couples Therapy
- Extramarital Affairs
- Family Life and Parenting
- How to Fight Fair
- Inlaws and Extended Families
- Intercultural Relationships
- Marriage and Mental Health
- Married Life & Intimate Relationships
- Neurodiverse Couples
- Separation & Divorce
- Signs of Trouble
- Social Media and Relationships
- What Happy Couples Know
Is estrangement always the parent’s fault?
Is parent-child estrangement always the parents' fault?
I’ll stick my toe into this histrionic hot tub by examining perspectives from estrangement thought leaders and synthesizing findings from social science research…
What is Filial Responsibility with an estranged parent?
Filial responsibility refers to the legal and ethical obligation of adult children to provide financial and emotional support to their aging or incapacitated parents.
This responsibility can vary significantly depending on cultural norms, legal statutes, and individual family dynamics.
Why is this becoming a thing?
The persistent power of childhood personality traits…
A child’s aggressive, or humble nature just might be more revelatory how they will tend to express the future adult version of themselves
Many human personality traits can be traced in a direct, behavioral through-line from childhood to maturity, according to recent research.
Why are women perceived as the most difficult family members to deal with?
Why were mothers, sisters, and wives considered to be the most difficult to deal with in a huge study of over 12,000 relationships?
Why books matter…
Breaking research estimates that a student who spends 10 hours reading a book will have improved their reading comprehension up to 8X more than if they used a digital device, such as a laptop, or a smartphone.
Books matter…
2 Books I recommend if your mother is an asshole…
"Children of the Self-Absorbed" by Nina W. Brown and "Will I Ever Be Good Enough? Healing the Daughters of Narcissistic Mothers" by Karyl McBride, Ph.D., are two impactful books that delve into the intricate dynamics of families damaged by narcissism….
They specifically focus on the heart-breaking experiences of children raised by self-absorbed or narcissistic parents.
What happens with parenthood, anyway?
Most couples remain committed to each other and satisfied with their relationships after having children, a study finds.
While the transition to parenthood is filled with internal and external stressors, like lack of sleep and endless chores, however, the majority of couples get through these stressors with their connection to each other intact.
More breaking research narratives about why we need not fear the internet…
A prestigious new study has 23 billion reasons why you should not fear the internet…
The problems with Evolutionary Psychology…
Evolutionary psychology is an emerging discipline with a somewhat jaundiced view of mankind…
Here are some of my kind-hearted quibbles with EP…
The promise of Evolutionary Psychology…
The emerging field of evolutionary psychology tries to answer the big questions about human sexual behavior, mate selection and pair-bonding…
Divorce upon the death of a child… the research
The death of a child is perhaps, the greatest stress upon a human soul.
What does the research tell us about this profound kind of grief?
And how does that contradict our cultural expectations?
You wanna bring down rates of child depression? Make Smartphones and Apps safer for kiddos and teens…
Device manufacturers as well as social media platforms have to answer for the declining mental health of our children.
Here’s what we need to do…