Tamsen Firestone

Advice From a Mother of the Bride

These are the pieces of advice that I have to offer my daughter to support her in keeping this most intimate of relationships alive and vital.

These are the pieces of advice that I have to offer my daughter to support her in keeping this most intimate of relationships alive and vital.

Genuine Relating in an Imperfect World

To keep a relationship real, it’s best to avoid getting caught up in the fantasy of the perfect relationship.

To keep a relationship real, it’s best to avoid getting caught up in the fantasy of the perfect relationship.

How a Fantasy Bond Can Throw a Relationship Off Balance

These five questions can help you identify if a destructive pattern known as a "fantasy bond" is having a harmful effect on your relationship.

These five questions can help you identify if a destructive pattern known as a "fantasy bond" is having a harmful effect on your relationship.

Being Vulnerable to Love

There are behaviors that we can engage in that will help us be more vulnerable: being generous, asking for what we want, and expressing and accepting affection.

There are behaviors that we can engage in that will help us be more vulnerable: being generous, asking for what we want, and expressing and accepting affection.

Recovering from the Trauma of This Past Year

Understanding what trauma is, how people react to it, and how to recover from it will help us make the transition back into our lives again.

Understanding what trauma is, how people react to it, and how to recover from it will help us make the transition back into our lives again.

Going Back Out Into the Dating World

Now is the perfect opportunity to take a moment to think about what you are looking for going forward and to reflect on what you have been pursuing up to now.

Now is the perfect opportunity to take a moment to think about what you are looking for going forward and to reflect on what you have been pursuing up to now.