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About Susan J O'Grady

Bittersweet and Everything In Between

June 24, 2020 By Susan J O'Grady

Being able to hold opposing emotions is one of the hallmarks of good mental health. Something can be both bitter and sweet, and we tend to feel that we must pick sides. To our confusion, we often can’t stick with one or the other feelings — either getting pulled back and forth, or stuck in […]

Passion, Sex, and Romance in Long-term Relationships

December 19, 2020 By Susan J O'Grady

It is not uncommon to have romantic fantasies about people other than your partner. It’s not just normal; it can even enhance your marriage—that is, unless those fantasies cross the line, which is what I’ll talk about in this post.  In a long-term marriage, romance can depart, and sex can follow. From the outside, couples […]

What to Do After a Fight and How to Repair

May 13, 2020 By Susan J O'Grady

One of the most important skills you can learn to better manage conflict is how to make a repair AFTER you’ve had a fight, big or little. I’ll tell you right now, just saying you’re sorry is not going to cut it. In fact, even if you do get off the hook by simply apologizing, […]

Understanding Suicide: Why do people kill themselves?

March 8, 2019 By Susan J O'Grady

The Interpersonal Theory of Suicide On the surface, suicide seems incomprehensible, contrary to our deepest instincts for survival. Losing a loved one to suicide often causes profound, unbearable anguish to those  left behind, who question what they could have done differently to prevent this tragic loss. Yet suicide in the United States has climbed drastically […]

The Emotional Benefits of Decluttering and Why It’s Hard

January 31, 2019 By Susan J O'Grady

How Clutter Becomes Us Originally published as Tidying Up? Why It’s Harder Than ‘Does This Spark Joy?’ in WebMD We accumulate a lot of things in the course of our lives. Some of it we need, some of it we don’t. Collecting objects and loving things is natural—children do it from an early age. Babies […]

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Recent Posts

  • Passion, Sex, and Romance in Long-term Relationships
  • Bittersweet and Everything In Between
  • What to Do After a Fight and How to Repair
  • Understanding Suicide: Why do people kill themselves?
  • When Strong Emotions Derail You: How to manage

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