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By Chandrama Anderson
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About this blog: About this blog: I am a LMFT specializing in couples counseling and grief and have lived in Silicon Valley since 1969. I'm the president of Connect2 Marriage Counseling. I worked in high-tech at Apple, Stanford University, and in ... (More)
About this blog: About this blog: I am a LMFT specializing in couples counseling and grief and have lived in Silicon Valley since 1969. I'm the president of Connect2 Marriage Counseling. I worked in high-tech at Apple, Stanford University, and in Silicon Valley for 15 years before becoming a therapist. My background in high-tech is helpful in understanding local couples' dynamics and the pressures of living here. I am a wife, mom, sister, friend, author, and lifelong advocate for causes I believe in (such as marriage equality). My parents are both deceased. My son graduated culinary school and is heading toward a degree in Sociology. I enjoy reading, hiking, water fitness, movies, 49ers and Stanford football, Giants baseball, and riding a tandem bike with my husband. I love the beach and mountains; nature is my place of restoration. In my work with couples, and in this blog, I combine knowledge from many fields to bring you my best ideas, tips, tools and skills, plus book and movie reviews, and musings to help you be your genuine self, find your own voice, and have a happy and healthy relationship. Don't be surprised to hear about brain research and business skills, self-soothing techniques from all walks of life, suggestions and experiments, and anything that lights my passion for couples. (Author and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Calif. Lic # MFC 45204.) (Hide)
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"How Can We Be Happy Again?"
Feb 5, 2014 3:10 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 38,970
Dear Chandrama,
How can we be happy again? I try to argue with him to get him to respond, and he goes further and further away, including long hours at work,... More
Feb 5, 2014 3:10 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 38,970
Dear Chandrama,
How can we be happy again? I try to argue with him to get him to respond, and he goes further and further away, including long hours at work,... More
"What Are You Doing that is Keeping Love at Bay?"
Jan 31, 2014 8:53 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 34,172
I read this question by Marianne Williamson (she's the one who wrote the quote often attributed to Nelson Mandela about letting our light shine in the world), and... More
Jan 31, 2014 8:53 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 34,172
I read this question by Marianne Williamson (she's the one who wrote the quote often attributed to Nelson Mandela about letting our light shine in the world), and... More
Fidelity, Infidelity, Loyalty, Luck
Jan 27, 2014 4:58 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 37,192
I just read "Vow," by Wendy Plump, in which she writes about her own and her x-husband's infidelity; the benefits and the costs she found.
To have a marriage... More
Jan 27, 2014 4:58 pm
Comments: 2 | Views: 37,192
I just read "Vow," by Wendy Plump, in which she writes about her own and her x-husband's infidelity; the benefits and the costs she found.
To have a marriage... More
Zip It!
Jan 22, 2014 3:11 pm
Comments: 9 | Views: 42,631
If you are divorced, never say anything bad about your children's other parent. In fact, don't even refer to him or her as "Your father" or "Your mother." You are... More
Jan 22, 2014 3:11 pm
Comments: 9 | Views: 42,631
If you are divorced, never say anything bad about your children's other parent. In fact, don't even refer to him or her as "Your father" or "Your mother." You are... More
Our Own Quirks
Jan 17, 2014 9:33 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 33,527
My teenager said recently that he wants a girlfriend who is smart, funny, and okay with her own quirks.
How many of us are okay with our quirks? At what age... More
Jan 17, 2014 9:33 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 33,527
My teenager said recently that he wants a girlfriend who is smart, funny, and okay with her own quirks.
How many of us are okay with our quirks? At what age... More
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