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In this discussion with the producers of The Betrayed, The Addicted & The Expert, Dr. Finlayson-Fife talks about how religious belief can handicap sexual integration. She also talks about how one can embrace faith and sexuality and what constitutes the difference in religious orientation.

*This blogpost was created from the transcript of the recent Facebook Live video on the topic infidelity.  Today I'm going to be talking a bit about infidelity and deception in partnerships as well as what is required to re-establish trust with a spouse. Following any evidence of untrustworthiness in marriage, we usually hope to re-establish trust rather quickly because we don't like not being able to trust our partners.  We want to believe we are safe. We want to believe we understand the person we are with. So re-establishing trust becomes our focus and desire often but this focus may inter...

In this podcast episode, Dr. Finlayson-Fife joins Corrine from the Mint Arrow Podcast to talk about how to improve intimacy in marriage. To listen to this episode, click here. To learn more from Dr. Finlayson-Fife check out her online courses or join her free Facebook group!

I hope we will each consider on this Valentines Day how we might love better, and who needs that love from us most. As a therapist and human being trying to live my life well, I'm ever more convinced of the power and importance of love. Love heals us and makes us stronger. Love gives meaning and sustenance to our lives. We all say these kinds of things a lot, but it's remarkably true. And yet, perhaps not surprisingly, love can be hard. Love is what we all hope to receive and yet struggle to offer, especially when it stretches us. Perhaps this is why it is so precious. Positive fee...

Have you joined Dr. Finlayson-Fife’s NEW Facebook group? This is a new online space for those who are interested in participating in group discussions, asking questions, and gaining greater access to Dr. Finlayson-Fife. Those who are apart of this group can take part in monthly Facebook live videos with Dr. Finlayson-Fife in which she may answer one of the questions posted in the group! For more free access to Dr. Finlayson-Fife’s work, thoughts, and insights, join her Facebook group today! To join this group, click on the link below: https://www.facebook.com/groups/drfinlaysonfife

Being grateful doesn't come naturally to most of us. While all of us have good things in our lives, very few of us receive the good around us. It takes courage to open our hearts and acknowledge what blesses us. Instead, many of us take refuge in entitlement. We pretend we are owed freedom from suffering. We pretend that challenges are aberrations in human experience. The reality is we all struggle and we all suffer. Not equally, of course. Injustice is a reality of life, and a sad one. But pretending we are owed a life free of pain keeps us blind to the goodness and abundance we enjoy. ...