10th February 2007
It is easy to become stuck in our routines and automatic behaviors. While this is necessary is some ways, when it happens it has the effect numbing us and putting us out of touch with what's going on both in ourselves and our partners. We don't truly hea...
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25th January 2007
Many, many questions arise in our minds when someone close to us is seriously ill. It takes a while to realize that these questions do not have one answer. They have many answers, appear in different ways, and may have different impacts on us at different...
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19th January 2007
There is nothing that disrupts productivity and satisfaction at the workplace as much as tension that is not handled and continues to escalate unchecked.
It is so helpful to take a step back and discover the truth about anger, what it truly is, where i...
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01st January 2007
Without effective communication no relationship stands a chance. We talk and listen all day long, but only a small part of real communications take place in words. Beyond that, although our partner is listening to what we are saying, it does not mean the...
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30th December 2006
"I can sleep with her, marry her, take care of her, but love ? that's something else," said Tony, a married man in his late forties. "Guys don't like to talk about love. They don't know what to say. Of course guys do love. But they express it differently....
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12th December 2006
There are many different reasons why men leave relationships or refuse to settle down with the woman they are with. It's important for women to take a good look at these reasons. To their surprise and delight, they will discover that most of the reasons w...
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17th November 2006
Copyright 2006 Brenda Shoshanna
We come into life empty-handed and then expect to grab and hold onto everything. Immediately we make claim for ownership. "This is mine. It can't go away." Some enormous hunger begins to develop. What exactly are we hung...
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31st August 2006
Copyright 2006 Brenda Shoshanna
To care for things makes the whole world come to life."
It's delicious to feel well nourished in relationships. There's a hunger we have for all kinds of relationship food: warmth, kindness, appreciation, time spent t...
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07th July 2006
Copyright 2006 Brenda Shoshanna
"I can sleep with her, marry her, take care of her, but to say I love you" that's something else" said Tony, a married man in his late forties. "Guys don't like to talk about love. They don't know what to say."
Of cou...
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12th June 2006
Copyright 2006 Brenda Shoshanna
"What's life without a girl friend?" asks Jimmy, a tall, forty-five year old Sicilian man, an irresistible charmer. "I never say good-bye to one without a few more waiting in the wings," he says. "It keeps me going. Is t...
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17th March 2006
Copyright 2006 Brenda Shoshanna
Usually we enter relationships hoping they will make us happy. We hope that this person is the right one, that we aren't repeating mistakes of the past, and that finally we will receive the love, support, companionship a...
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07th March 2006
Copyright 2006 Brenda Shoshanna
Most of us have many dreams about what relationships will be like or should be like. We've lived with these dreams forever, so when the real thing happens, and we find ourselves in a relationship reality can be quite a ...
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08th February 2006
Copyright 2006 Brenda Shoshanna
Many of us believe that if we are close to our man, we should know everything he is thinking, the secrets he keeps are little enemies, tearing us apart. Nothing could be further from the truth. It is absolutely necessary...
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19th January 2006
Copyright 2006 Brenda Shoshanna
Rejection is one of the most painful experiences in relationships – not only rejection from others, but from ourselves. Although we may not realize it, most of the day, from morning to night, we are often busy criticizin...
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14th January 2006
Copyright 2006 Brenda Shoshanna
All people want love, then when they get it they become afraid and start running in the opposite direction. On the one hand, they want love and to be in a relationship; on the other hand, they are relieved to get away. I...
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Psychologist, relationship expert and award winning author, Dr. Shoshanna combines East and West in offering psychological, spiritual and practical guidance in becoming all you are meant to be. She has offered over 500 talks and workshops on all aspects of relationships and is known as The Relationship Saver on i.village.com
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