This is the time of year to review relationships. Two sets of feelings may be competing for your attention. First, you may be looking ahead with pleasure to the holiday season and the myriad of tasks, opportunities to connect and relationships to Read More
18 Nov Let’s Talk About Sex, Intimacy and Desire
I had a lively discussion about sex, intimacy and desire with Jennifer Jefferies of The Present Day Wise Woman podcast. Below is a summary of the video chapters. Intimacy vs. Sex @ 0:00 Here we discuss the difference between intimacy and sex, Read More
24 Sep Why is it hard to talk about sex?
For many people it’s hard to talk about sex. No matter how much you think you know about the “how-to” part of sex, and the “techniques” for giving and receiving pleasure, none of it is helpful if you aren’t able to talk to your partner about Read More
15 Jul Why don’t they think or feel like me?
In my work as a couples coach, I often hear one partner ask "Why don't they think or feel like me? What's wrong with them?" At the core of this confusion is the idea that your partner should think and feel the same as you. They don't. Your Read More
18 May Mind Body Training Institute webinar on FIT with Vivian Baruch
My 48 minute interview by Juliet Austin & Clinton Power from the Mind Body Training Institute (MBTI). In it I discuss the science and art of Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT), which helps coaches, counsellors, psychologists, psychotherapists and Read More
30 Mar Contracts in Relationship
Contracts in relationship exist in every couple. They can be explicit and talked about, or implicit and assumed. If not talked about, they’re based on hidden assumptions. These hidden assumptions are usually wrong because they’re formed Read More
26 Mar Is Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT) applicable across treatment approaches?
In this 4 minute video Dr. Nathan Castle speaks with couples therapist, Vivian Baruch about the applicability of Feedback Informed Treatment (FIT) across different therapeutic modalities. NC – One of the things that strikes me as I'm thinking Read More
22 Dec Improve Your Outcomes with Feedback-Informed Treatment (FIT) Training in Australian Time-zones
Give yourself a holiday gift and benefit from the early bird rate for the three-day Feedback-Informed Treatment (FIT) online training in Australian time zones on June 3-5, 2025. There are 18 CE credits are available for this uplifting Read More
18 Dec How to Set Boundaries and Manage Your Stress During the Holidays
By Dr. John Gottman Let's talk a little bit about setting boundaries with your family during the holiday season. You know, one thing you can expect during the holiday season is that it'll be stressful. And it's stressful for a lot of people Read More
21 Oct Will Your Relationship Last? Learn the skills
Thanks to extensive studies on thousands of couples and emerging research on relationships, we now have more answers to the age-old question: Will your relationship last? The science of why some couples stay happily together can be studied and the Read More
