The Juicy Living Blog
What is Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART)?
If you've ever felt stuck in traditional talk therapy—rehashing painful memories without relief—ART offers something different. This isn't about endlessly processing your story. It's about changing how your brain holds onto it. Accelerated Resolution Therapy is an evidence-based approach that helps you move through [...]
SEX: THE CANARY IN THE COAL MINE
“I’m not going to wait 90 days to have sex to only find out they’re bad in bed!” This person is revealing their mindset about relationships– sex is the ultimate achievement in a relationship. The best part. The main reason for the relationship. The [...]
Euphoria Dysphoria – Who said this was an acceptable way to date? And why aren’t more people alarmed by this?
“Y’all need to walk into this party tonight like your pussies cost $1 million!” “You just need to catch a dick and forget about all of your troubles.” Say what?! Two phrases of dialogue I paused to write down in the pilot episode of [...]
The Enneagram
The Enneagram is an ancient, powerful tool for personal and collective transformation. Stemming from the Greek words ennea (nine) and grammos (a written symbol), the nine-pointed Enneagram symbol represents nine distinct strategies for relating to the self, others and the world. How do we know what is real? [...]
EFT
Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) is a well-known humanistic approach to psychotherapy formulated in the 1980’s and developed in tandem with the science of adult attachment, a profound developmental theory of personality and intimate relationships. This science has expanded our understanding of individual dysfunction and health [...]
Hearts Before Parts–Sex, Science and Self-Determination Theory in Modern Dating
When I explain to women and men that waiting at least 90-days upon meeting someone new in order to have sex with them is wise, they often laugh, roll their eyes and say something akin to “yeah, I don’t see that happening!” I can [...]
HOW TO GIVE OUR PARTNER SPACE WHEN THERE IS NONE!
How to Give Our Partner Space when There is NONE! Couples, roommates, colleagues, parents and children, we all have one of only 9 different personalities. 7.7 billion people on the planet and there are just 9 personality types. That’s it. Actually, there are 27 [...]
Powerful Values Activity for Couples (or Individuals)
VALUES ACTIVITY FOR COUPLES A great activity I do with couples when they aren’t in duress but perhaps coming in for a tune-up because stress is throwing them off their game and they aren’t jiving like they know they can is the simple yet [...]
Podcast: Pickleball, Deliberate Dating, and Relationships
Talking about Pickleball, Deliberate Dating, and How Relationships Can Heal, Transform, and Enrich Our Lives Across the Ages on Calvin Keeney's Podcast