About @gina_binder

I'm an LPC who delights in helping people find the change they need to live the life they desire.

Marriage Advice for Wedded Bliss

By |2017-12-17T15:17:50+00:00July 28th, 2014|Categories: Relationships|Tags: , , |

Two weeks ago we attended the wedding of my niece.  The ceremony and reception were exquisite - just as she is.  Watching the ceremony, I started thinking about all the planning and effort that culminates in a wedding.  Then I thought about all the places we get stuck when the honeymoon is over. What would keep [...]

Betrayed? What to Do Instead of Revenge Cheat

By |2017-12-17T15:13:30+00:00July 24th, 2014|Categories: Relationships|Tags: , , |

Here's a teaser from my latest article on YourTango.com: In a committed relationship, when your man cheats, you want to kick him where it hurts. An eye for an eye; a tooth for a tooth. The thought of inflicting the same kind of cheating pain tastes like the sweetest revenge. You want to even the score by making [...]

Why Sex Education at Home is Important

By |2017-12-17T15:13:20+00:00July 16th, 2014|Categories: Relationships|

Talking to kids about sex.  If only our task were as easy as that of the mother in this picture! Here’s a teaser from my latest article on YourTango: What your kids know about sex may surprise you. Our kids’ sex education begins the moment they tune into the world around them. Numerous gateways introduce them to our [...]

Declaration of Independence for a Committed Relationship

By |2018-07-04T03:39:20+00:00July 2nd, 2014|Categories: Relationships|Tags: , , , , |

IN OUR HOME, July 4, 20XX, with apologies to Thomas Jefferson, et al), The unanimous Declaration of Independence for a Committed Relationship,When in the Course of everyday life, it becomes necessary for one Couple to dissolve the oppressive bands which have connected them with a Problem Process, and to assume among the Couples of the earth, [...]

Turning Wishful Thinking into Concrete Hope that Creates Change

By |2017-12-17T15:12:58+00:00June 18th, 2014|Categories: Relationships|

How often you wish for change? While binge watching “House of Cards”, you wish you looked like Claire Underwood. Or at least could find her wardrobe in your size and on your budget… You wish for a row house on a trendy street in the city.  Or a house anywhere without a crushing mortgage that keeps [...]

How to Rescue Your Relationship by Challenging Your Perceptions

By |2017-12-17T15:10:29+00:00June 4th, 2014|Categories: Relationships|

There comes a time in every relationship when a bit of rescue is needed: Someone has broken your trust – in a big or small way. You’re stuck in a cycle of unhealthy arguments. You don’t understand each other. You can’t agree on anything. You’ve forgotten how to have fun together. Why is it that problems [...]

Unveiling the Most important Part of Your Family Holidays…

By |2017-12-17T15:10:18+00:00May 22nd, 2014|Categories: Relationships|

What’s the most important part of your family holidays? The real answer may surprise you.  It sure surprised me. Actually, ignoring it bit me in the you-know-what for many years, until I realized… […]

How Relationship Differences Can Hold Us Together!

By |2017-12-17T15:10:07+00:00May 14th, 2014|Categories: Relationships|Tags: , , , |

Today I’m standing on my cyber soapbox.  Geared up for what I hope is a respectful rant. After 5 decades on this planet, I am tired of the way we so easily let relationship differences divide us.  So I want to proclaim 3 beliefs that I hold deep to my heart.  If we embrace these 3 [...]

Relationship Advice from Pier 1 Imports: How to Jumpstart Change

By |2017-12-17T15:09:54+00:00May 8th, 2014|Categories: Relationships|

Sometimes I think relationships are a lot like cars.  With a dead battery.  Stalled on the side of the road while happier couples breeze by in fully functional rides. I know what it’s like to stand by a dead car.  And I know what it’s like to enviously look at other couples, smiling and being lovey-dovey, [...]

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