There are times in everyone’s life when you feel overwhelmed or lost. When life feels like a struggle. When things start to feel hopeless. Your marriage may feel lonely or rocky. You might be facing a ...

Is it Guilt or Shame? What’s the difference? Guilt and shame are two emotions that nearly all human beings experience. They show up in every culture and in all parts of the world. Yet, surprisingly, ...

The world puts out a very clear message about retirement. Retirement should be your ultimate happy place. So people are very surprised when I tell them that for some people, retirement can be a ...

Couples often come to therapy with the idea that the goal is to be able to “get along” or “stop fighting”. That makes sense, because all that conflict, whether it comes out as yelling or the silent ...

Jacob Brown is a psychotherapist practicing in Marin County. Information on Jacob Brown’s therapy practice specializing in working with older adults, older couples, and grief counseling. Office in ...

Why therapy for older adults and older couples? You go along in life thinking that you know who you are. Then you hit your 50’s, 60’s, or 70’s, and everything starts to change. The shift may be subtle ...

The world doesn’t like to talk about sex after 60. Or after 70. Or after 80. Or after 90. People would prefer to pretend that older couples don’t have sex, don’t want sex, and don’t even think about ...

At first glance, the question “Is watching porn cheating?” might seem surprising. After all, there's no "real infidelity” or “real sex” going on. So, you might think, what’s the big deal? But in many ...

When the sex stops in your relationship, or you start having sex much less frequently, people usually think that it means there’s been a change in desire. They try to explain the change in their ...

Polyamory is probably the relationship concept that is getting the most attention. Lots of people are curious about Polyamory, some are interested because they are drawn to the concept, while others ...

The term Gaslighting comes from a spooky 1944 movie called Gaslight with Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer. In the movie, the husband tries to drive the wife crazy by constantly telling her that what ...

Couples talk about separating. “We’re on a break”, “It’s a trial separation”, or “We’re giving each other some space”. But what is a trial separation, and can it help your relationship? What is a ...