How to Navigate Other’s Emotions as a Sensitive Person
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Abby Volk Neuberg,
LMFT 77518, LPCC 846
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How to Navigate Other’s Emotions as a Sensitive Person Maybe you were born more sensitive to others’ feelings or grew up in an...
Abby Volk
- Nov 18, 2015
- 3 min
The Awareness from Breast Cancer
“Save the ladies, not the boobies,” says my thirty-three year old best friend about breast cancer awareness. She undergoes chemotherapy...
Abby Volk
- Aug 17, 2015
- 3 min
The Gift of Loss
Loss can feel like a cruel teacher. It not only points to the holes in your life, but also the other holes that never feel like they will...
Abby Volk
- Jun 30, 2015
- 3 min
SELF-CARE PART 2: FINDING A REFUGE FOR YOUR INNER CHILD
In my previous article, I talked about nurturing the self as you would a child. This isn’t to say that you would infantilize yourself,...
Abby Volk
- Jun 30, 2015
- 5 min
TRUST FUND: A WELCOME PRIVILEGE OR SOURCE OF CONFUSION?
I too want to scream when someone says that money can’t buy you happiness. I want to say, “But let me try!”, but many have tried and...
Abby Volk
- Jun 30, 2015
- 4 min
SELF LOVE AND COMPASSION: PART 1
Imagine for a moment, a new born baby or an innocent toddler trying to grow and be in the world. All s/he really wants is to be safe,...
Abby Volk
- Feb 16, 2015
- 2 min
THE DATING GAME SUCKS: HERE’S HOW TO STOP PLAYING AND ALWAYS WIN!
The hardest part about dating is the “dating game” which often creates more harm than good. There are the social norms of not harassing...
Abby Volk
- Feb 16, 2015
- 3 min
WHY THE “SMALL” THINGS MATTER: STOP AVOIDING YOURSELF AND YOUR TRUTH
I am really quite tired of reading the “20 seconds to a Happier You” articles. Mostly, emotions are far more complicated and deeper...
Abby Volk
- Oct 17, 2014
- 2 min
THE “BEING” OF A “GOOD” KISSER
There is so much in a kiss: pleasure, intimacy, and connection. The mouth is built to receive and express. The lips, the door way of the...
Abby Volk
- Oct 17, 2014
- 1 min
HOW TO FIND ANSWERS IN YOUR FEELINGS
As a therapist, I will tell you a big secret – the most important question I ask is “How did that make you feel?” Yeah—a running joke for...
Abby Volk
- Jul 8, 2014
- 5 min
How Trauma Enters and Leaves the Body
How Trauma Enters and Leaves the Body What Are Forms of Trauma? When people ask me what trauma is, I tell them that there is “Trauma” and...
Abby Volk
- May 8, 2014
- 3 min
How to Know You are Ready and Willing to ‘Have Kids’… or NOT!
How to Know You are Ready and Willing to ‘Have Kids’… or NOT! This is not a piece about how hard it is to be a parent. This is about what...
Abby Volk
- May 8, 2014
- 2 min
How to have a child-full (versus childless) life without having kids.
How to have a child-full (versus childless) life without having kids. Being a Marriage and Family Therapist, random people have asked me...
Abby Volk
- May 8, 2014
- 1 min
Top 10 Ways to Ruin Your Sex Life
Top 10 Ways to Ruin Your Sex Life Number one, Treat intercourse and orgasm as the key to enjoying sex. Number two, Shame yourself or...
Abby Volk
- May 8, 2014
- 1 min
14 Ideas on How to REALLY Make Love
14 Ideas on How to REALLY Make Love Making love= Sex+Presence+Embodiment+Openness+Curiosity+Intimacy Share fantasies without...
Abby Volk
- May 8, 2014
- 3 min
How to Stop Hating Dating in 3 Steps (with elaboration)
How to Stop Hating Dating in 3 Steps (with elaboration) Step 1. Stop treating dating and finding a partner like a job. In other words,...
Abby Volk
- Apr 23, 2014
- 4 min
The Greatest Secret to a Painless Marriage and Relationship
I always say that when two people get married there are three things you need to consider. You, the other person, and the relationship...
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