By Joeel A. Rivera, M.Ed. So, how do you handle fear in your life and your relationships? I guess the first question should be: Do you recognize unconscious fears when they are not obvious? Fear can be very detrimental to our lives, but most of the time we don’t even recognize it. How can it [...]
By Joeel A. Rivera Are you a psychic or intuitive and, if yes, does it impact your relationship with your partner? Before I answer this question or help you to reach a conclusion about it, I want to point out that we all have an attachment to words and terminology. I have worked with many [...]
By Joeel A. Rivera, M.Ed. Passion is everything! We are emotional beings. Our emotional state shapes everything we do and how we feel about what we do. Our emotions shape our belief systems and help drive whether we think something is possible or not. They help us see the world from a new perspective or [...]
By Rev. Jesse Herriott, M.A. What is love? Is it possible to quantify the sporadic beat of our hearts, the watering of our mouths, the butterflies in our stomachs, or the tickling of our ears when we think of our beloved? Is love simply a product of our physiology, and if love is quantifiable, can [...]
By Natalie Amsden We are energetic, emotional, social beings. We experience life in an ever-changing sea of emotional ebbs and flows, energetic pushes and pulls, and social interconnectivity. Above all else, human beings experience life through relationships. All forms of associations are important to us: connections within our community, bonds with family, and intimacy with [...]
By Natalie Amsden From the first time we open our eyes we begin imitating our parents. When our caretakers smile at us we learn to smile. When our caretakers get frustrated we learn frustration. When we meet other children, especially in early elementary school, it is often comical how much they act and talk like [...]
By Joeel A. Rivera A horse, you may ask? Well, we will get to that later… Many people will make resolutions for their relationships this time of year, such as improving intimacy. If you want to improve your intimacy—or make any other changes—you must first have a clear idea of what needs improvement and how [...]
By Joeel A. Rivera, M.Ed. Let’s face it, no relationship is perfect, and there’s always room for improvement. The relationship that stops growing, evolving, and developing will suffer the consequences: problems. It is important to realize that relationships are a partnership, a team, and cannot be dependent (long term) on one person evolving and improving [...]
By Joeel A. Rivera, M.Ed. Jake is an atheist; Stacy is a devout Christian. Bill loves to spend; Cristy loves to save. Victor loves a vacation out in the woods, camping in a tent; Amy prefers a nice condo on the beach. Steve gets up at 6:00 am in the morning; Megan believes the day [...]
By Joeel A. Rivera, M.Ed., Ph.D. Psychology (ABD) Every intimate relationship goes through cycles—whether new or old—and one thing is certain: There always will be change involved in the process. It all comes down to how we handle change and the kind of energy that we want to create in a relationship with our partner. [...]
