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
The power of gratitude and appreciation in a committed relationship …Part 1
Research is proving over and over again the critical role gratitude and appreciation play in a well-lived relationship.
The hidden power of just one conversation a day…
Wow… Breaking research shows the incredible positive impact of just one conversation per day. Why are words so powerful?
Science reveals the kind of conversation that makes us happy…
There is a specific kind of conversation that, no matter if you’re an extrovert or an introvert, provides a deep abiding satisfaction to your nervous system that is just beyond your noticing. What is it?
The Truth About Why Power Couples Fight: Navigating Success, Intimacy, and Control
Power couples are preoccupied with 3 specific areas of their intimate bond…what are they? And why do they matter?
4 Ways to screw up saying “I understand”
I see many clients sink into communication quicksand when they try to say… “ I understand.”
Here are 4 ways we humans screw this up…
Did researchers explain the meaning of life in 4 bullet points… 20 years ago?
Having nothing better to do this Friday afternoon, let me briefly explain the meaning of life…
Glamping anyone? …Can you strengthen your relationship with a couple vacation?
In a recent study, 42% of the respondents said that they fell in love all over again with their life partner while on a vacation!
Why is a couple vacation such a potentially powerful reset?
Fu*k couples therapy… waste of time and money…what can we do instead? …Here are 12 things…
Fu*k couples therapy. It’s too damn expensive. I still expect you to tell me what I can do to be less miserable… maybe I can try this at home?
3 things you must know about how friendships impact our nervous system
If you’re picky, and choose your friends wisely, and now there’s some new research indicating that doing so can boost your well-being.