Category: Intimacy

One of the most terrifying things we can ever experience is abuse at the hands of someone who is suppose to love and protect us.  According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, 1 in 3 women & 1 in […]

“He should just KNOW what I want if he loves me,” she exclaims. “I TRY to solve her problems, but she gets mad when she’s upset and I give her advice,” he declares. And both of them think they are […]

For You –  Most of us know that goal setting is essential to achievements and healthy living.  But goal setting is not always so easy or so black and white.  This article, 4 Ugly Facts About Setting Goals, is a great read […]

Here is a blog I wrote for Polish: Refining the Details, a summary of my presentation on living a Masquerade… Growing up I always loved Halloween, I loved scary movies, haunted houses, trick or treating and especially dressing up. I […]

Check out our latest guest blog, Great Expectations, for Innovation 360, a counseling center helping people recover from addiction through an innovative combination of therapy and life development activities.

Everyone, meet Jennifer.  She is a Licensed Professional Counseling Intern and the newest member of Ashenfelter & Associates.  We are so delighted to be working with her.  Read more about her on our website and enjoy her first blog on […]

So here we are, the final installment of our blog series on creating and maintaining intimacy in your marriage.  In this blog we are going to address the culmination of all of your hard work on creating intimacy with your […]

Last week we covered the keys to listening well, this week we are covering the other side of communication…talking (which by the way should be done less than listening). 🙂 When working to improve our communication it’s important to be […]

Our next two blogs focus will be on Improving Communication skills which will help with both emotional and physical intimacy.  Communication consists of two jobs, listening and talking.  For good communication that leads to deeper intimacy we need to do both […]

Last week we emphasized how our individual differences impact intimacy in our marriage and the need for open communication to come to common ground.  That’s all great when you’re talking about the small stuff, where should we eat tonight or how do […]