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
Don’t be angry with me…male irritability and the testosterone trap…
Male irritability is correlated with a drop in Testosterone.
But a boost in T levels from TRT can boost mood and provide a sense of well-being.
Is TRT right for you?
The source of your happiest and saddest moments is the same…
An interesting study uncovered that our highest peak experiences, and lowest, darkest moments both involve the same damn thing…
The paradox of other humans…
Research suggests that one advantage of solitude is that your mediocre peace is never disrupted by the promptings of another human…
OCD… is it a problem with uncertainty?
New research suggests that humans with OCD aren’t fussy or particular… however, they do have a much slower and more hesitant decision making process…
The science of awe… the most neglected emotion
It’s just awful how little we know about the emotion of awe…
New research shows how awe can protect our physical and mental wellbeing… That’s awesome!
2 Common relationship patterns that absolutely suck…
There are 2 relationship patterns that are both incredibly prevalent, and indescribably toxic.
What are they?
How depression and anxiety are crushing 3 specific sexual minorities…a breaking study from Great Britain
Why are we OK with the fact that some sexual minorities have double the suicide rate of straight humans?
The problem with depression…
There’s a new sheriff in town in public mental health…AI.
AI wants us to know we’re dealing with twice the rate of Major Depressive Episodes than we previously thought…
Just sayin’. … WTF?
What are the most useless jobs in society?
Is there such a thing as a socially useless job?
Why do a number of humans in sales, finance, and other endeavors, maintain that there job is bullsh*t?
Rejection sensitivity is linked with low relationship satisfaction…the drag of a partner with anxious attachment…
Rejection sensitivity is the meaningless suffering of poor differentiation. Research shows that the very efforts to soothe sometimes lay siege to the relationship.
Here’s what to do instead.
Does depression stifle intuition?
Does clinical depression stifle your intuition?
The first research to ask that question says …yes.
Has Augmented Depression Therapy (ADepT) eclipsed CBT as the new gold standard for treating depression?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) has been the gold standard for treating depression… but a new approach has blown away CBT in a pilot study.. what is ADepT therapy?