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It’s healthy and imperative that we take breaks from working on our relationship. We need to relax, unwind, and just enjoy each others’ company. This too, is a bid for connection, and adds to our “store” of nurturing. We need fun, smiles, and down-time. I captured this beautiful field of wildflowers on the back side of Mt. Hamilton […]

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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,...