Mary Kay Cocharo

Triumphing Over a Popular Trifecta of Stress & Anxiety: Sex, Food and Money

Part 1: Sex Addiction This intriguing trifecta – sex, food and money, are three of the most sought-after pleasures life has to offer. Yet, we’ve all suffered the extremes of having too much of a good thing – when longing becomes lusting and increasing stress and anxiety lead to obsession. But there are warning signs [...]

Help…my husband is married to the Dog!

A couple, I will call them Jane and Paul, first came to see me after about 3 years of marriage. Jane first called to seek marriage counseling stating that they were on the verge of divorcing. She said that they had been fighting a lot and didnʼt seem able to resolve their differences. Upon meeting [...]

Sons, Fathers & Divorce: Successful Joint Custody Strategies

“My son wants to live with his Dad; what do I do?” Suddenly the joint custody arrangement you shared with your ex-husband no longer meets your child’s needs – at least in his mind – and he has made the decision that he’d like to live with his father full time. While to your son [...]

Chemistry of Love

The Chemistry of Love

Happy Holidays!

Managing Stress and Enjoying the Holidays

Premarital Workshop on Saturday, September 11, 2010

Saturday, September 11, 2010 9:00 to 6:00 pm St. Monica”s Catholic Church 725 California Avenue Santa Monica, California 90403 Reduced Rate: 200 per couple, includes workbooks Couples who participate in premarital education and counseling have 30% lower divorce rates. Don’t spend hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars preparing for your wedding day and forget [...]

A New Way to Love: Living God’s Purpose for your Marriage

Couplehood is often a difficult road to travel. But one thing we know, it is a spiritual path that calls us into wholeness and completion as human beings. It is God calling us to our highest selves. We fall in love and get married and then all the unfinished business that we bring into the [...]

3 Secrets to a Long, Happy Marriage

“Couple Celebrates 80 Years of Marriage!” Just a sensational headline? Incredibly, no! The latest in a number of marriages highlighted in the news over the past year tell the remarkable story of Mitchell and Mattie Atkins of West Philadelphia. Married on January 14th, 1930, they were honored recently by family and friends at an anniversary [...]

Find the Right Focus in 2010

Have you ever heard it said, “Change your thinking, change your life”? This wise saying is based on the notion that we participate in the construction of our realities. In other words, what we focus on, is what we create. Many people use up most of their air- time and mental real-estate with negativity, “poor-me’s”, [...]

Surviving Family Drama during the Holidays

Emily stood in the rain intently staring at the travel poster outside the travel agency. Stunning sandy beaches, sun streaming onto golden beach goers, calm water just as blue as a sapphire. But the photo told only half the story; the headline told the rest: “Forget the Family Drama & Escape to Barbados for the [...]