Therapist and Bestselling Author Vienna Pharaon Shares 10 Insights on Healing Childhood Wounds and Building Healthier Connections

Many of the behaviors that show up in adult relationships — defensiveness, emotional shutdown, perfectionism, people-pleasing, fear of conflict — often begin as survival strategies long before adulthood. At a recent conversation hosted by The Family Institute at Northwestern University — a Make It Better 2026 Philanthropy Award winner — licensed marriage and family therapist […]

by Jane Bodmer

Not This Year, Dear: Turning On the Sexless Marriage

Has it been a while since you had sex with your husband? If so, you’re not alone. The US Health and Social Life Survey found that 20% of married couples have sexless marriages, defined as having sex fewer than ten times per year. The reasons for the lack of sex vary. Some couples never had […]

by Marjie Killeen