Links & Resources

Videos

Brene Brown: Empathy

Brene Brown: Listening to Shame

Esther Perel: The secret to desire in a long-term relationship

Esther Perel: Understanding Affairs

Esther Perel: INFIDELITY SERIES: Once Trust is Broken, Can it Be Healed?

Esther Perel: TED Talk: Rethinking infidelity … a talk for anyone who has ever loved

Sue Johnson: How can I tell if my marriage is in trouble,
and what can I do to prevent breakup?

Brene Brown: The Power of Vulnerability

Rick Hanson: Hardwiring Happiness

Bader and Pearson: How to stop an argument from getting out of control

Harriet Lerner: Marriage Rules

Barry McCarthy: Sexual Styles

Articles

After the Storm by Esther Perel
This article can help you understand and find hope when you are feeling the excruciating pain of an affair.

Eros and Aging by Michael Metz and Barry McCarthy
An article about aging and sexual pleasure in long term relationships. By sex therapist and couples therapist, Barry McCarthy, author of Rekindling Desire, and Finding your Sexual Style. Written with colleague Michael Metz, Ph.D.

Masters of Love by John Gottman
An article about the findings of John Gottman, Ph.D., written for The Atlantic, on what makes couples “the masters of love” or “disasters of love” with ideas about how to push your partner away, or bring them close in simple daily conversations.

Where Does Love Go Wrong? by Sue Johnson
An article on one of the core concepts of Sue Johnson’s research from her book Hold Me Tight; Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love, A book based on the power of attachment and connection as the keys to healing and sustaining love relationships.

When Three Threatens Two by Esther Perel
This article was the precursor to Esther Perel’s book, Mating in Captivity, Understanding Erotic Intelligence. In this first article she writes of the natural phenomenon for couples when “the very love and sex they share to make a baby”, to move forward with their dreams of being a family, often dampens the very spark of coupledom and their erotic life.

Mental Health Links
The following links are listed to provide you with additional online mental health care information and counseling resources.

Addiction and Recovery
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous Recovery Resources
Center for On-Line Addiction
SAMHSA’s Substance Abuse/Addiction
SAMHSA’s Treatment and Recovery
Web of Addictions

Anxiety Disorders
Answers to Your Questions About Panic Disorder
National Center for PTSD
Obsessive Compulsive Information Center Calm Clinic

Associations & Institutes
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy
American Counseling Association
American Psychiatric Association
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Society
Canadian Mental Health Association
Center for Mental Health Services
National Institute of Mental Health
National Mental Health Association
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration