by Marina Maurino | Dec 8, 2025 | relationships
Something that has been coming up lately for me personally and with clients is the topic of “habits”. It is clear to us all what habits are but for the purposes of this article, let’s define the word as “unconscious repeated actions that may or may not serve us well”.... by Marina Maurino | Dec 1, 2025 | relationships
Many couples come for counseling because they are in what I call “the loop”, the round and round arguments that go nowhere. It’s a difficult and painful replay that can keep us stuck and feeling alone. Sometimes the argument genuinely doesn’t have a solution because... by Marina Maurino | Nov 24, 2025 | relationships
I thought I’d write about gifts but I wasn’t thinking about the gifts we buy. I was thinking of all the gifts of love that we can give each other every day. From the moment we wake up till we go to sleep we have an abundance of opportunities to express in words or... by Marina Maurino | Nov 3, 2025 | relationships
It has been documented that babies who are left alone and untouched in their cribs have a greater chance of dying than babies who are shown love. It has also been noted that elderly people in the hospital who have no one to go home to don’t heal as quickly as others.... by Marina Maurino | Oct 20, 2025 | relationships
We all carry what are called masculine and feminine energies. Masculine energy is that part of us that takes action, the “doer”, the part of us that is externally focused. The feminine is that part of us that is creative, intuitive, the part of us that knows how to... by Marina Maurino | Oct 6, 2025 | relationships
With children, extended families, work, the daily grind and financial concerns, “us” often goes out the window. The worst part is that we often don’t even realize it. The daily routine has us so busy and distracted that a disconnection between us can happen very...