Relationships & Couples
Dr. O'Riordan helps couples bring compassionate communication to their relationship. He teaches them ways to speak from the heart and encourages them to cherish their generosity of love for each other. He also teaches them how to express their needs and feelings, and use collaborative problem solving approaches in order to enrich their relationship. Couples learn to express empathy with their partner and enjoy greater emotional intimacy in their sexuality.
Dr. O'Riordan emphasizes that a good and healthy relationship can be one of the greatest gifts in their life. A relationship which has great communication's can be very fulfilling. Relationships are in a constant change like the rivers, hills, trees, stones and the natural smells of the environment. A healthy relationship is an ongoing process like slow cooking meal on a low temperature can be fantastic. The slow journey of a relationship also allows time to learn and experience patience and compassion. It is a way to save one's energy, learn from each other's stresses and to be comfortable in one's loving relationship.
Couples will move through a variety of emotions of love learning to acknowledge their passion for each other and discovering wonderful ways of expressing their love and kindness to each other.
Contact Dr. O'Riordan by telephone at (650) 948-9989,
or by email at tubrid@stanford.edu
Resources
Bader, Ellyn., etal. (2000). Tell me no lies: How to stop lying to your partner and yourself in the 4 states of marriage. St Martin's Press, New York.
Davis, Michelle W. (2003). The sex-starved marriage: A couple's guide to boosting their marriage libido. Simon & Schuster, New York.
de Anglis, Barbara. (1992). Are you the one for me? Knowing who's right and avoiding who's wrong. Dell Publishing, New York.
Evans, Patricia. (1992). The verbally abusive relationship: How to recognize it and how to respond. Adams Media Corp., Avon, Massachusetts.
Fairchild, Betty., et al. (1998). Now that you know: What every parent should know about homosexuality. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York.
Fanning, Patrick., etal. (1995). Messages: The communication skills book. New Harbinger, Inc., Oakland, California.
Garbor, Don., et al. (2001). How to start a conversation and make friends. Fireside, New York.
Gottman, John M, et al. (2006). Ten lessons to transform your marriage: American's love lab experts share their strategies for strengthening your relationship. Crown Books, New York.
Halpen, Howard. (2004). How to break your addiction to a person: When and why love doesn 't work. Bantam, New York.
Hendrix, Harville. (1998). Getting the love you want: A guide for couples. H. Holt & Co., New York.
Leanard George B. (1984). The end of sex: Erotic love after sexual revolution. North Athlantic Books, Berkeley, California.
Lerner, Harriet. (2001). The dance of connection: How to talk to someone when you 're mad, hurt, scared, frustrated, insulted, betrayed or desperate. Harper Collins Publisher, New York.
Lowndes, Leil. (1999). Talking the winning way: 92 little tricks for big success in business and personal relationships. Contemporary Books, Lincolnwood, Illinois.
Patterson, Kerry., etal. (2005). Crucial confrontations: Tools for resolving broken promises, violated expectations and bad behavior. Mc Grow Hill, New York.
Spring, Janis A. (1996). After the affair: Healing the pain and rebuilding trust when a partner has been unfaitful. Harper Collins, New York.
Stone, Douglas., et al. (2000). Difficult conversation: how to discuss what matters most (boss, spouse, friends, clients). Penguin Books, New York.
Vissell, Joyce., et al. (2000). Meant to be. Conari Press, New York.
Weil, Bonnie E. (1999). Make up, don't break up: Finding and keeping love for singles and couples. Adams Media Corp., New York.
Weiner-Davis, Michelle. (1996). The sex-starved marriage: A couple's guide to boosting their marriage libido. Simon & Schuster, New York.
Wile, Doniel B. (1998). After the honeymoon. J. Wiley, New York.
Websites
Adults & Anxiety www.baItimorepsych.com/anxiety.htm
Adults & Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity http://www.chadd.org/
Adults & Depression www.ncpamd.com/Depression_Adults_Children.htm
American Academy of Pediatrics, http://www.aap.org/
Anxiety Disorders Association of America http://www.adaa.org/
General Information on ADHD www.ncpamd.com/adhd.htm
Kids' Turn, helping children whose parents separate or divorce (415) 437-0700, http://www.kidsturn.org/
National Attention Deficit Disorder Association http://www.add.org/
National Depression & Manic-Depressive Association http://www.ndmda.org/
National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov/PubIicat/adfacts.cfm
Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation, Inc., http://www.ocfoundation.org/
Support Network for Battered Women http://www.snbw.org/