Woops--Corrected link! Why Coming Out Isn't Just for Gay People

 

Hello to all Woops...the link in my last email was incorrect. My apologies-this one works. Thank you for your patience!   Warmly Ken Why Coming Out Isn't Just for Gay People Jason Collins’ coming out electrified the country—for more than political reasons. Everyone wrestles with the struggle between fear and authenticity. Coming out is an act of heroism we're all called to—and you don’t have to be gay to join the party. This post will offer a simple exercise for naming your own personal closets—and gently freeing yourself from their hold.  Read More:

 

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My Psych Today Post: Why Coming Out Isn't Just for Gay People

 

Hello to all, and happy Spring. I'm sorry it's been so long since I've posted. I've been hard at work on my book Deeper Dating, and just sent the first draft to my editor! This post is very special to me, partly because in it I speak about Michael Clemente, a very dear friend and mentor.   If you enjoy this post, feel free to like it on Facebook, share it or tweet it. To do that, just click on one of  the above links. And, as always, thank you so much for following my work.    Warmly Ken Why Coming Out Isn't Just for Gay People Jason Collins’ coming out electrified the country—for more than political reasons. Everyone wrestles with the struggle between fear and authenticity. Coming out is an act of heroism we're all called to—and you don’t have to be gay to join the party. This post will offer a simple exercise for naming your own personal closets—and gently freeing yourself from their hold.  Read More:

 

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My Upcoming Book-and Your Story

 

Hello to all my readers. I have some exciting news. My book has found a publisher! Shambhala Publications, home to authors such as Thich Nhat Hanh, Pema Chodron, and Sharon Salzberg, will release Deeper Dating in 2014. I’m honored, humbled and excited. And I’d like to ask you to consider sharing your own wisdom with my readers. At the heart of the most powerful books are stories which touch our hearts. These stories often rise up inside us when we least expect it, gently prodding us to choose a braver, more loving path. Sometimes, a moment like that can change the weave of our entire future. What stories about finding love have touched you deeply? Whether they are your own or another's; whether they led to a relationship or a personal epiphany, I'd love for you to share them with me.   I'm in the exciting process of curating stories for my book, my blog and my talks. I can't promise which stories I’ll use, and in which venues, but the chances are good that your story will ripple out into the lives of many people who need to hear it.  Your story can be just a paragraph long, or a few pages in length. I’ll change the identifying details of your story (or stories) to make you unrecognizable, or I’ll use your real name—whichever you prefer. I'll clear all final copy with you, and I won’t include your story anywhere without your permission. I’m a therapist after all, and I'm stone-cold serious about confidentiality.   Everyone who sends me a contribution will receive my deep gratitude, the pleasure of having your own story help others, and an invitation to a free two-session webinar dedicated to my contributors, entitled Finding Your Personal Path to Wisdom in Love. This webinar is for anyone seeking deeper love, whether coupled or single.   Here are some of the general themes I’m looking for, but don’t let them limit you: Any story that has instructed/inspired you in your own search for love. It doesn’t have to be your story and it doesnt have to end with “happily ever after!” A story about bravely revealing something about yourself in a dating situation or relationship. A story of finding love in the face of personal challenges (e.g. a disability, illness or extraordinary challenge, being older, having been alone for a long time, etc)  A relationship where the initial sexual attraction wasn’t immediately strong, but grew because of a deep connection. A story of finding the strength to leave an unhealthy relationship (an attraction of deprivation.) A story of finding a healing, healthy love (an attraction of inspiration) A story where two people met each other, fell in love, or got over intimacy hurdles through the help of others. A story of finding someone attractive, kind and available—and simply wanting to flee (The Wave)   Here’s where to send it: kenpage7654@aol.com or, if you don't need anonymity, you can share it right on my Facebook page, where it will have immediate impact: https://www.facebook.com/kenpagelcsw Thank you all so much! Warmly Ken

 

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From Ugly Rules To Intimacy Tools: My Valentines day Post!

 

Hello and happy Valentines Day. I hope this new Psychology Today post will make yours a bit happier: "From Demeaning Rules to Intimacy Tools: A Wiser Path to Love. "   If you enjoy this post, I'd really appreciate it if you could like it  or share it by clicking the above links. And, as always, thank you so much for following my work.  Warmly Ken From Demeaning Rules to Intimacy Tools: A Wiser Path To Love Valentines Day can be a challenging day for single people. But it can become a day of hope--if we resolve to ignore the bankrupt dating advice foisted upon us, and finally align our search for love with the tools of real intimacy. The following three suggestions may fly in the face of most everything you’ve learned about dating--but they lead to real love.:  Read More:

 

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How to Create Deep Intimacy In Imperfect Relationships: Finding Wabi Sabi Wisdom

 

Hello and good morning! I hope you enjoy my new Psychology Today post "How to Create Deep Intimacy in Imperfect Relationships--an interview with Arielle Ford."  I love Arielle's work; its simplicity and kindness, and its focus on laughter and appreciation. If you enjoy this post, I invite you to forward or share by clicking the above links. And, as always, thank you so much for following my work.  Warmly Ken How to Create Deep Intimacy In Imperfect Relationships Arielle Ford is the bestselling author of Wabi Sabi Love. In this interview, she teaches a simple and joyful way to deepen the relationships that matter most to us. Through gentle shifts in perception inspired by the ancient Japanese artform of Wabi Sabi, we can create profound healing in our relationships. Here's how:  Read More:

 

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A wonderful book about finding the beauty in imperfect relationships

 

Hello and Happy New Year to my readers: My friend, bestselling author and relationship expert Arielle Ford, is the author of Wabi Sabi Love and The Soumate Secret. Her beautiful book, Wabi Sabi Love, teaches a path to healing in our relationships based upon the ancient Japanese artform which, in Arielle's words, "Honors all things old, weathered, imperfect and impermanent by finding the beauty and perfection in the imperfections." Wabi Sabi Love has been helpful and inspiring for me in my own intimacy journey, and, with the release of her book in paperback, Arielle is offering a series of free videos about the Wabi Sabi apporach to love.  Here's a link to receive her videos for free: https://xa112.infusionsoft.com/go/wabisabigifts/w6045/  John Gottman, a psychologist out in Seattle has devoted the last 40  years of his life to studying comitted couples.  His research has shown something powerful: there's a "magic ratio" for couples who've been together for a long time, who still like each other and being  around each other. The "magic ratio" is that, for these successful couples, there is an average of five positive interchanges for every negative one. Arielle teaches how to work with the annoying, troubling and difficult qualities you find in your loved one, and learn to see the beauty in them, and in the love that exists around those trouble spots. I love Arielle's work, ( and I know that Arielle really tries to live her vision) so I wanted to share this with you. I hope you enjoy them, and I send you all my best! ( P.s. I'm not reimbursed in any way for sharing this link with you!) Here it is again: https://xa112.infusionsoft.com/go/wabisabigifts/w6045/  Warmly Ken

 

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Finding our gifts within our flaws--and a reminder about "The Wiser Path to Love"

 

Hello and a very happy New Year to all my readers! May this year be one of growing intimacy with yourself and the world. I hope you enjoy my new Psychology Today post "How to Discover the Core Gifts Within our Deepest Wounds."  If you enjoy this post, I invite you to forward or share by clicking the above links. Thank you so much for following my work!  Also, I wanted to remind you that my new "Wiser Path to Love" teleclass series begins this Thursday--and I'd love to have you join us. Warmly Ken How to Discover Our Core Gifts Within Our Wounds On this first day of the New Year, I’d like to share a counter-intuitive approach to human change that I find tremendously exciting. Here is its central idea: Our deepest wounds frequently spring from our greatest gifts, and until we acknowledge these gifts, our wounds will often resist their own healing,  Read More:

 

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