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Article originally posted in Huffington Post by Ruby B Johnson Colloquially, when someone receives the “side eye,” there has been a suspect action. Suspect is defined as questionable and the action can be verbal, mental, emotional, and behavioral. In a recent article from Huffington Post’s Black Voices, an overview of Lee Daniels’s appearance on the talk show, The Real, highlights a profound perspective by the black producer and director. The highlight is that Mr. Daniels pro

Originally posted in Huffington Post on October 6, 2016 After finances and communication, the third most challenging problem for a couple’s therapist to treat is infidelity. Infidelity is second only to physical abuse as having the most damaging impact to a relationship. There are different reasons that people violate their commitment in relationships. Those who give the reasons attractiveness (“He/She is too sexy to resist.”), conquest (I couldn’t pass it up.”), and insecuri

Talia scheduled an appointment to determine “what is needed to help her decide if she can be in an open relationship?” I asked Talia several inquisitive questions about the “when, what, and how” of her journey prior to sitting in my office. She informed me that her partner, Nina, wants to explore being non-monogamous. Talia explained that she has been struggling to “wrap her head around the concept.” This is where it gets very interesting, for me, as the therapist. Additional