Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...

Our marriage is not perfect; our partner can not fulfill all of our needs (yet may fill many); our children are not the reflected best aspects of ourselves — and neither should they be. The goal is for “Good Enough,” and I mean that in a psychological sense, not in a tepid, adequate, “Oh, who […]

To access this post, you must purchase 1 Year Membership **Annual $144**, 1 Year Membership **Annual $300**, 1 Month Membership **Monthly $25** or 1 Month Membership **Monthly $15**.

CalMatters is a Sacramento-based nonpartisan, nonprofit journalism venture committed to explaining how California's state Capitol works and why it matters. It works with more than 130 media partners throughout the state that have long, deep relationships with their local audiences, including Embarcadero Media.

About this blog: I am a LMFT specializing in couples counseling and grief and have lived in Silicon Valley since 1969. I'm the president of Connect2 Marriage Counseling. I worked in high-tech at Apple,...