Dr. Elsa M. Orlandini – a leading Miami-area psychologist and relationship therapist, offers expert insight into the underlying issues of the Ashley Madison scandal. While many people are on pins and needles waiting to find out if their partners were outed as unfaithful by the Ashley Madison hack, we ask ourselves why infidelity is such...
Addressing Failure in Relationships
Couples counseling can help address failure in a relationship. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being an almost perfect relationship, how would you rate your relationship with your significant other? Relationship ratings consisting of 4’s, 5’s and 6’s are livable averages. A relationship rating of 7 and higher means that you are...
Fear of Intimacy
According to Comics Kingdom, the comic strip “Mary Worth” first appeared in 1938 and by 1962 was appearing in over 300 newspapers the world over. Mary Worth, with its warmth, human interest and domestic drama, was virtually the first “psychological narrative” comic strip with cliffhanger endings where social issues, such as juvenile delinquency, unwed motherhood,...
Warning Signs Your Marriage Might Be In Trouble
Warning Signs Your Marriage Might Be In Trouble Warning signs fill our lives. A child learns to wait for the walk signal before crossing a busy intersection. New drivers learn the warning signs that will save their lives on the highway. Warning signs of cancer, stroke, and heart disease help us address potential health dangers....
Performance Reviews in a Marriage?
Evaluate Yourself as a Spouse and as a Parent : Would you hire you for a spouse and for a parent? You are a success in business, but are you a success as a spouse and as a parent? What if you looked at your marriage as a business? What if you looked at your...
Marriage and Family Attitudes of Successful People
Marriage and Family and Attitudes of Successful People If you rely on luck, good looks and/or connections to get ahead, you are taking yourself out of the equation and counting on the actions and reactions of others to carry you forward. In the everyday world you will probably be passed by and maybe even stepped...