Feeling Neglected? Lead What You Need. [Part One]
by Carista Luminare, Ph.D. When you feel neglected by your partner, it's often because someone is unaware or suppressing one or more essential human needs. All people share the same basic human...
by Carista Luminare, Ph.D. When you feel neglected by your partner, it's often because someone is unaware or suppressing one or more essential human needs. All people share the same basic human...
By Carista Luminare, Ph.D. [Read Part One] All human beings have similar core needs, whether we’re infants or adults. Some of the most important needs include care and attention from another person,...
The missing key to loving – and being loved. We thrive most in relationships when we feel appreciated, accepted, and connected. When we feel rejected or devalued, we're likely to feel...
Most of us are somewhat confused about love. We yearn for love, and we need love. But what does healthy love look like? And how can we create it? Our confusion leads...
Has this ever happened to you? You're having a perfectly normal conversation with your partner, and suddenly one of you gets triggered into an extreme reaction. It might be a...
It took me a long time to figure this out about my relationships with women. My Dad never taught it to me because he didn’t know it. My Mom didn’t...
Narcissism = Selfishness = Egotism: Are you more focused on yourself than on your partner? [Note: In this article, I speak as a masculine man in relationship to feminine women. Please...
Lion Goodman, PCC and Carista Luminare, PhD . Do you and your partner always fight about the same things? All couples, even those who are the most secure and high functioning, have perpetual...
When it comes to love, everyone wants one thing: MORE! We all need love. And no one ever complains about having too much of it. If you want more love and if...
Children can be stubborn, willful, and infuriating. But maybe that isn't such a bad thing. Whose needs are more important? Yours or your child’s? Have you ever been dominated and controlled by another...