The Birth of Attachment Theory
John Bowlby began his clinical observations of attachment behavior in the 1960s while working in a home for maladjusted boys.
Testing, testing: How does living together affect a marriage?
Statistically, your 26 year-old daughter is fast approaching the average age for marriage in the United States.
Pornography and Attachment
Here is a glimpse into my dissertation research, which explores the vicissitudes of the mother-daughter attachment relationship through the lens of women who work in the sex industry.
Honeymoonus interruptus
“Sure, I can answer that question, easy.”Anne was in her early 40s, sitting next to her husband on a couch in my lab, cameras rolling.
John Leguizamo
John Leguizamo is an actor, writer, and producer. He has starred in several films such as Hangin' with the Homeboys, Carlito's Way, and Executive Decision. He has...
Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert is a writer and author of the books Stern Men, The Last American Man, and Pilgrims. Her latest book, Eat, Pray, Love, is a #1 New York Times best-selling...
Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase is a comedian, actor, and orginial cast member of the television show Saturday Night Live. Though he was only part of SNL for one season,...
Arguing for Intimacy
Welcome to This Emotional Life! My goal is to share my professional experience about intimacy with a focus on how to preserve and deepen it.
The sexiest part of the human body
“What is the sexiest part of the human body?” screamed the headline of a full-page movie advertisement in the Sunday New York Times.