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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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Premarital and Couples: Emotional Forensics
Dec 24, 2020 8:58 am
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If you've watched a crime show or read a mystery, you know the investigator looks at the crime and then works his or her way back to figure out what happened, and... More
Dec 24, 2020 8:58 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 4,969
If you've watched a crime show or read a mystery, you know the investigator looks at the crime and then works his or her way back to figure out what happened, and... More
Premarital and Couples: In-Laws and the Holidays: Three Tips
Dec 18, 2020 10:19 am
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I hope you have wonderful, loving, accepting in-laws. Whether you do or not, here are three tips for in-laws and the holidays:
1. Remember that you and your partner... More
Dec 18, 2020 10:19 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 5,328
I hope you have wonderful, loving, accepting in-laws. Whether you do or not, here are three tips for in-laws and the holidays:
1. Remember that you and your partner... More
Please Join Me: Donate to Second Harvest Food Bank
Dec 11, 2020 4:32 pm
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I urge you to make a donation to Second Harvest Food Bank. If each of you who reads this donates even $5, that could bring in at least $10,000, providing 20,000... More
Dec 11, 2020 4:32 pm
Comments: 0 | Views: 5,602
I urge you to make a donation to Second Harvest Food Bank. If each of you who reads this donates even $5, that could bring in at least $10,000, providing 20,000... More
"Calling Invisible Women" [and Men] by Jeanne Ray
Dec 4, 2020 9:14 am
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Calling invisible Women is an entertaining novel, but it really got me thinking about how women -- or men, may become invisible in a relationship.
In the story,... More
Dec 4, 2020 9:14 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 5,366
Calling invisible Women is an entertaining novel, but it really got me thinking about how women -- or men, may become invisible in a relationship.
In the story,... More
Couples and Premarital: Personal Weather Report (TM)
Nov 27, 2020 9:22 am
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Your partner can not read your mind, and my husband can not read mine, either. You actually have to say what's on your mind. One homework exercise I like to give... More
Nov 27, 2020 9:22 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 6,006
Your partner can not read your mind, and my husband can not read mine, either. You actually have to say what's on your mind. One homework exercise I like to give... More
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