Natalie D'Annibale, PsyD LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Love bombing is an attempt to accelerate the birth and growth of feelings within the victim by creating an intense atmosphere of...

10 Things to Be Prepared for When Negotiating Polyamory Become a different person. Adopting a poly mindset and lifestyle in a monogamous...

Shrout and her colleague found a connection between mental health and health-compromising behaviors. Experiencing greater depression,...

"Harm reduction incorporates a spectrum of strategies from safer use, to managed use to abstinence to meet drug users “where they’re at,”...

"Women are also wired to connect to others, because this improves our chances of surviving in hostile environments. In other words, we...

Dopamine and Tolerance Let’s talk about what is taking place in his brain as he clicks. First, I’ll define a word: dopamine. Dopamine is...

“If it comes, let it come. If it goes, it's okay, let it go. Let things come and go. Stay calm, don't let anything disturb your peace,...

"Some survivors don't know they have a highly recognizable and treatable anxiety disorder called Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD),...

Characteristics of Sex & Love Addiction* The following are characteristics of signposts of sex and love addiction. Having few healthy...

"If you send out goodness from yourself, or if you share that which is happy or good within you, it will all come back to you multiplied...

Within BDSM, a person is typically in one of three roles: dominant (dom/domme), submissive (sub), or switch. The terms are fairly self...

“I have absolutely no pleasure in the stimulants in which I sometimes so madly indulge. It has not been in the pursuit of pleasure that I...

Chances are you have already met a few contenders... In the attached article, "Gottman discovered that couples who focus their energy on...

Experts warn that men "who put pressure on a woman's neck" are announcing their capacity to kill. 43% of women murdered and 45% who had...