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By Chandrama Anderson
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About this blog: About this blog: I am a LMFT specializing in couples counseling and grief and have lived in Silicon Valley since 1969. I'm the president of Connect2 Marriage Counseling. I worked in high-tech at Apple, Stanford University, and in ... (More)
About this blog: About this blog: I am a LMFT specializing in couples counseling and grief and have lived in Silicon Valley since 1969. I'm the president of Connect2 Marriage Counseling. I worked in high-tech at Apple, Stanford University, and in Silicon Valley for 15 years before becoming a therapist. My background in high-tech is helpful in understanding local couples' dynamics and the pressures of living here. I am a wife, mom, sister, friend, author, and lifelong advocate for causes I believe in (such as marriage equality). My parents are both deceased. My son graduated culinary school and is heading toward a degree in Sociology. I enjoy reading, hiking, water fitness, movies, 49ers and Stanford football, Giants baseball, and riding a tandem bike with my husband. I love the beach and mountains; nature is my place of restoration. In my work with couples, and in this blog, I combine knowledge from many fields to bring you my best ideas, tips, tools and skills, plus book and movie reviews, and musings to help you be your genuine self, find your own voice, and have a happy and healthy relationship. Don't be surprised to hear about brain research and business skills, self-soothing techniques from all walks of life, suggestions and experiments, and anything that lights my passion for couples. (Author and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Calif. Lic # MFC 45204.) (Hide)
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Couples: Emotional Affairs
Jul 5, 2018 11:32 am
Comments: 2 | Views: 2,670
What's the difference between an emotional affair and a physical affair? How do you know when you're having an emotional affair? Are they both affairs? What... More
Jul 5, 2018 11:32 am
Comments: 2 | Views: 2,670
What's the difference between an emotional affair and a physical affair? How do you know when you're having an emotional affair? Are they both affairs? What... More
Couples: Love (Not Zero)
Jun 28, 2018 8:45 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 1,548
Once while soaking up the beauty of Taos, New Mexico, and the surrounding mountains, valleys, rivers, Rio Grande gorge, aspens, wild flowers, desert terrain, thunder... More
Jun 28, 2018 8:45 am
Comments: 0 | Views: 1,548
Once while soaking up the beauty of Taos, New Mexico, and the surrounding mountains, valleys, rivers, Rio Grande gorge, aspens, wild flowers, desert terrain, thunder... More
Couples: “It’s Not My Problem. It’s Your Problem.”
Jun 21, 2018 12:33 pm
Comments: 0 | Views: 2,755
I was on San Juan Island last weekend for my step son’s high school graduation. It was moving and powerful. He wrote a piece called Bedrock, about the earth... More
Jun 21, 2018 12:33 pm
Comments: 0 | Views: 2,755
I was on San Juan Island last weekend for my step son’s high school graduation. It was moving and powerful. He wrote a piece called Bedrock, about the earth... More
Couples: “True love is a decision between the head and the heart . . .
Jun 13, 2018 12:00 pm
Comments: 1 | Views: 2,440
. . . Not just one or the other.” - Ines Johns
I saw this in a novel I’m reading. I like it because we don’t live in the world completely... More
Jun 13, 2018 12:00 pm
Comments: 1 | Views: 2,440
. . . Not just one or the other.” - Ines Johns
I saw this in a novel I’m reading. I like it because we don’t live in the world completely... More
Couples: "A successful marriage is an edifice that must be rebuilt every day."
Jun 8, 2018 5:43 pm
Comments: 8 | Views: 2,937
- Andre Maurois
I’m not sure that a marriage needs to be rebuilt every day, but it does need to be built every day. Are you thinking, “I don’t... More
Jun 8, 2018 5:43 pm
Comments: 8 | Views: 2,937
- Andre Maurois
I’m not sure that a marriage needs to be rebuilt every day, but it does need to be built every day. Are you thinking, “I don’t... More
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Couples: Drop Your Keyboard!
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 4,820 views
Julie Testa seeking election to Pleasanton City Council
By Jeb Bing | 0 comments | 411 views
Nominations due by Sept. 17
Pleasanton Weekly and DanvilleSanRamon.com are once again putting out a call for nominations and sponsorships for the annual Tri-Valley Heroes awards - our salute to the community members dedicated to bettering the Tri-Valley and the lives of its residents.
