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Those Other Three Words

April 21, 2021 by Dr. Gary Brown

There’s a lot of talk about when to say those special three words – “I love you” – in a relationship. Some say a relationship can be doomed if they are shared too soon or not at all, and experts often weigh-in on the best timing. However, that’s actually not the subject of this article. I’m talking about the other three words that can be ...read more

Filed Under: Relationships Tagged With: child, children, communication, connection, family, friends, intimacy, loved one, parents, relationships, support, trust

5 Reasons to Make Friends a Higher Priority This Year

January 19, 2020 by Dr. Gary Brown

It’s the new year and this is a time that I tend both reflect and look ahead. When thinking about friendships and seeing some people who are close to me struggling in this area, the idea of creating this post came to mind. I hope you find it helpful. This year my resolution is to experience more connection with others. And my intention is to ...read more

Filed Under: General counseling, Individuals Tagged With: depression, friends, friendship, fun, health, lonely, reality check, well-being, wellbeing

11 Tips to Help You Cope with Rejection

May 22, 2018 by Dr. Gary Brown

This is going to be one of the deepest dives I have ever done on almost any other blog I have ever written. That’s because feelings of rejection are one of the most common, powerful, and confusing emotional experiences any of us can have. This subject simply doesn’t lend itself to a few electronic soundbites. The feeling of rejection hurts. It ...read more

Filed Under: Individuals Tagged With: anxiety, assumptions, career, cope, courage, depression, friends, good enough, mean girls, people pleasing, rejection, self-fulfilling prophecy

How to Know If You’re in Love with Your Best Friend

March 13, 2018 by Dr. Gary Brown

You spend a lot of time together, you laugh a lot, you have inside jokes and shared stories. You seem to balance each other and have great conversations and chemistry. Lately when you’ve been together things may have been affectionate and it’s getting you thinking. It could make sense that you and your best friend may want to ...read more

Filed Under: Individuals Tagged With: Bustle, friends, friendship, love, lovers, relationships, the one

Weinsteingate and Sexual Harassment: What Now?

November 7, 2017 by Dr. Gary Brown

It’s almost impossible to have missed the #MeToo conversations happening on social media last month. It came along with a myriad of allegations of sexual abuse from far too many women and the abuse of power of Harvey Weinstein, movie mogul. Now, this past week allegations have been made against Kevin Spacey, from an actor about inappropriate sexual ...read more

Filed Under: General counseling, Individuals Tagged With: #MeToo, Bill O'Reilly, bullied, bully, catcall, communication, condescending, conversation, cyber-bullying, Dr. Gary Brown, DrGaryLATherapist, expose, friends, grabbing, Harvey Weinstein, humiliation, indecent exposure, lewd, Los Angeles therapist, name behavior, obscene, physical touch, pornography, power trip, relationship therapy, sexist, sexual assault, sexual exploitation, sexual harassment, sexual inappropriate, sexual innuendo, stalking, touch, touching, Weinsteingate