Did you know that the importance of adult males showing up in a positive way for adolescent males is not at all unique to our species? There’s something special about the father-son relationship. This might seem obvious because, when sons are little, they look...
Who is Kate Engbert? In 2011, I was lucky enough to be admitted into the Couple and Family Therapy Program at the University of MD at College Park. One of the students who helped interview and select candidates from my eventual cohort was Kate Engbert. She was a...
Before you even begin to read this article, I want you to ask yourself the following question, “What is the purpose of Family?” You could spend 10 minutes or 10 days thinking about this question. If you’d like to share your answer to this question I invite you to do...
By Nina TracyI’ve been thinking a lot recently about the idea that when you choose to become involved with another person intimately it is somewhat like two people from different countries (or in some cases different planets) coming together to create a new country or...
By Nina Tracy With the holiday season quickly approaching it is a good time to do a little refresher on how to handle the stressors that sometimes arise for people during this time of year. Whether you are hosting family at your house, traveling to the home of a...