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Lisa Brookes Kift is a psychotherapist and author of The Premarital Counseling Workbook for Couples and The Marriage Refresher Course for Couples. She is passionate about helping people have more satisfying lives and relationships via her writing and therapy practice located in San Rafael, Marin County - MarinTherapyandCounseling.com. Lisa is happily married, has a precocious young son and never ceases to be amazed by all of the beauty that surrounds her in San Francisco and the North Bay.

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Top 5 marriage / relationship articles by your local Marin Marriage and Family Therapist

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

As a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - and the San Francisco Marriage and Relationships Examiner, I've been writing this column for about a...
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3 Signs Your Marriage is in Trouble

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Most people don't get married thinking they're going to divorce. They think, "It won't happen to us." The reality is that...
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Neuroscience and Relationships

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What does the brain have to do with how we "do" relationships? A lot. What does adult attachment style have to do with the level of...
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3 tips to get the most out of couples counseling

There's no doubt that couples counseling can help marriages and relationships improve in numerous ways; from better communication, decreased...
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8 reasons why women didn't call of their weddings - then later regretted it

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As beautiful as marriage is for many people - for others it becomes a nightmare, sooner rather than later. The irony is that many women know before...
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Closing the gap in a disconnected marriage

Have you been married for some time and your relationship has lost it's sparkle? You are definitely not alone. Long term marriages require work! As...
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Mate poaching study - single women prefer to date attached men

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Apparently, there was a study done at Oklahoma State University - and published in The Journal of Experimental Social Psychology - that found...
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Relationships 101: Just say "no" to the blame game

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Are you a blamer? Are you in a relationship where there's a lot of blaming? If so, you're not alone. It's so much easier for us to point the...
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3 reasons why being single rocks

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As fulfilling as a loving, healthy relationship can be, there are some pretty nice things about flying solo. For those who are lamenting their...
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Core beliefs, relationships and your emotional life

We develop our belief systems very early on in life - how we relate to ourselves, others and the world. Negative or unhelpful core beliefs not only...
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