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I shlepped the February issue of  Psychology Today to Miami in January (we can discuss that trip another time), which is why the pics here are so crumpled. The Love and Power article will get you CEU's, that's how relevant it is. There's always something interesting inside, a summation of research, and this time it is about power. Feminists have known all along that having too much can dilute intimacy. Shared power is the ticket to happy and satisfying intimate relationships, and heterosexual couples tend to err on the side of poor distribution. Control, not power, has been the focus in the archives on intimacy, but power is really a better word. Control implies that the power distribution is intentionally lop-sided. When it comes to power, the latest studies confirm, women yield control far too easily and their partners don't even want them to, necessarily. Then, powerless, no surprise, not having it makes us feel badly, affects the intimacy of our relationship,and n...

Oh, I will ramble a bit. Take it in pieces or go get a sandwich. DBT Made Simple Worksheet (1) The Perfect Patient Mix Everyone knows who the worst patients are. But one man’s silver is another man’s gold. Meaning my  nemesis isn't yours, my ideal patient, not your ideal patient. By best and worst we mean type of personality, type of disorder, type of patient who jolts us out of our hum drum, our oh bla di , those who grab our attention whether we like it or not. What makes for the best or the worst? Too many things. But if my father had borderline personality disorder, then it might mean that I’m pretty comfortable with people who have it. Or, it might mean that someone with that disorder makes me extremely uncomfortable . Therapists all have interface of some sort or another. We have our triggers. Before we're let loose on the therapy-seeking public (a  clinical  population, as opposed to our friends and fellow students, unless they, too, are in therapy), those of us tr...