Innocence and the Internet – A Personal Account by Tina Konkin I never understood how cyber affairs that began as friendly reconnections could grow to become so destructive. And I can assure you that most of the clients who attend our Relationship Lifeline workshops or exclusive Couples Retreats are equally unaware. Granted, their marriages may lack some degree of emotional intimacy due to the reality of married life with children, work,…
By Dr. Caroline Leaf, Communication Pathologist and Cognitive Neuroscientist specializing in the mind-brain connection, memory and learning. Why do some people commit sexual harassment or abuse? What drives a human being to forget their humanity? There is no single answer. We need to look at sexual crimes from multiple angles, beginning with the most immediate and pressing question: what does it means to be human, a decent loving empathic being…
In January of 2018, Dr. Larry Nassar found himself sequestered in an emotionally charged courtroom where he was finally forced to sit, face-to- face with the 140, yes you read that right, one hundred and forty woman and young girls that he had sexually molested, under the guise of “treating” his “patients.” He was finally forced to listen to these brave women. And speak they did. One after the other,…
