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Exploring Passion
Wed, Sep 30, 2009
Passion is a loaded topic for many couples. Some people spend their entire relationship grieving the passion they feel they are missing.
Michele O'Mara, LCSW
Michele is an Indianapolis, Indiana based gay relationship therapist offering gay and lesbian services nationally that are specifically tailored to the needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons. Michele's style of life counseling & coaching is a blending of exploration, education, encouragement, support, guidance, and accountability. The goal of life counseling & coaching is to create a forward moving momentum in your life that allows you to live according to your own hopes and dreams, while simultaneously furthering you toward the life you were designed to live.
Michele is specially trained in relationship counseling and is proud of the success many same-sex couples have experienced with her gay relationship counseling and coaching. Click here to contact Michele at her website www.micheleomara.com or lesbian social networking site TheLCafe at www.thelcafe.com.
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Being a Grown Up Gay or Lesbian
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Being a grown up gay or lesbian in relationship requires a shift in perspective. Our resident therapist Michele gives good advice.
Loving You Without Leaving Me
Mon, Nov 30, 2009
"How can I balance being true to myself while pleasing my partner?" That's what we all want to know, isn't it? How can I be in a relationship without compromising who I AM?
Relationship Renewal
Fri, Jan 01, 2010
Its a new year and everyone is thinking about resolutions, new beginnings, and new possibilities. Have you thought about Relationship Renewal? Michele has some advice to guide you through.
"Coming Out" of Marriage
Sun, Jan 31, 2010
Coming out is a challenging process, whether you are 15, 21, or 50. Coming out in the midst of a heterosexual relationship is super challenging. Take Michele's advice.
Michele's Advice: Ending Relationships
Sun, Feb 28, 2010
As I find is the case in life, you get what you give. It took very little to get Blue. I got very little from her.
Michele's Advice: We All Need Five Things
Thu, Apr 01, 2010
My partner and I argue about spending time with each other. She works nights and sleeps during the day. I am starved for time.
Michele's Advice: Putting Up With Disrespect
Thu, Apr 29, 2010
Is there something to gain from letting your partner disrespect you?
Michele's Advice: Monogamy
Mon, May 24, 2010
Roughly fifty percent of gay male couples choose to be non-monogamous. Is this news to you?
Michele's Advice: I'm Not Sorry
Tue, Jun 22, 2010
Someone would bump into me while I was minding my own business, in my own space, and I’d instinctively respond with, “Oops, I’m sorry.”
Michele's Advice: Friend Turned Potential Lover
Mon, Jul 26, 2010
I asked out my best friend last night. She said yes and we kissed for the first time.
Michele's Advice: She Left Me
Sun, Aug 15, 2010
My partner left me. My world feels like it’s spinning out of control...
Michele's Advice: Take a 90 Day Break
Tue, Sep 28, 2010
When it comes to lesbians and exes, things can get complicated. "Why Can't I Tell My Ex to F--k Off?" is a popular question, in sentiment if not in language, during lesbian relationship break-ups.
Michele's Advice: Holidays: Who is most important?
Thu, Oct 21, 2010
Where will you spend the holidays, and with whom? How long will you stay, and what will you have to say no to, in order to be there?
Michelle's Advice: 10 Tips to Help Enjoy the Holidays
Tue, Nov 23, 2010
Holiday seasons bring both joy-filled and stressful expectations for extended families. LGBT families are no exception.
Michele's Advice: Realistic Expectations for New Year's Resolutions
Fri, Dec 31, 2010
Set your sights on what is most important to you... and view the rest as bonus.
Michelle's Advice: Encouragement
Sun, Jan 30, 2011
If Valentine's Day is difficult for you this year, Michele's advice is just what you need.
Michelle's Advice: Gay and Lesbian Online Dating Tips
Tue, Mar 01, 2011
"The less you try, the better you’ll sound."
MICHELE'S ADVICE: Lesbians! Don’t Move So Fast!
Fri, Apr 01, 2011
What is it that you will have when you live with her that you don’t have now?
MICHELE'S ADVICE: Relationship Advice #10: Respond to Your Partner’s Feedback
Sun, May 01, 2011
The question I encourage you to ask yourself when your partner makes a request of you is this: “Will doing this add to, or take away from, my life?”
MICHELE'S ADVICE: Get Real
Wed, Jun 01, 2011
Michele O'Mara, LCSW, was voted ”Indianapolis’ Best Gay Couples' Therapist,” according to the Indianapolis Monthly, 2005.
MICHELE'S ADVICE: Coming Out of a Heterosexual Marriage
Fri, Jul 01, 2011
Michele has tips for you if you're COMING OUT from a committed heterosexual relationship.
Michele's Advice: SAME-SEX SEX: Part 1
Sun, Jul 31, 2011
Did you know that women are more receptive to sex when their feet are warm?
Michele's Advice: SAME-SEX SEX: Part 2
Wed, Aug 31, 2011
Sex is not the key to love; love is the key to sex. This is Part 2 of Michele's three-part series.
Michele's Advice: SAME-SEX SEX: Part 3
Sat, Oct 01, 2011
When it comes to desire, the partner who is least interested in s*x is the one who holds the most power in the couple’s s*x life.
MICHELE'S ADVICE: Holidays and Love for Same Sex Couples
Mon, Oct 31, 2011
Holidays have a very subtle, but powerful, way of informing us about the exact nature of our relationships with friends and, especially, family. Are you EXCITED OR STRESSED?
MICHELE'S ADVICE: Beyond Hope (in Action)
Thu, Dec 01, 2011
It's time to start putting 2011 aside and planting some trees for a new life experience in 2012.
MICHELE'S ADVICE: 7 Stages of a Love Relationship
Tue, Jan 31, 2012
The first of these stages, Romantic Love, is the period of attraction that brings two people together.