When Sex is Painful
When sex is painful, we may find ourselves wondering what’s wrong with us, struggling to relax and enjoy ourselves during intercourse, and maybe even avoiding sex all together. An activity that we hope will be a time of connection, pleasure and...
Coming Out
Coming out is a celebration. Coming out is complicated. Coming out is scary. Coming out is lonely. Coming out is like finally being able to breathe. Coming out is unifying. Coming out is overwhelming. Coming out is awkward. Coming out never ends. These are...
11 Tips for Marriage after 11 Years Married
My recently engaged little sister is in the midst of planning her wedding. After celebrating 11 years of marriage to my husband over the weekend, I thought about what advice I might offer her as she prepares to marry a wonderful person. So here they are, 11...
The Mental Load: The Compounding Weight of Pandemic Stress & the Various Roles We Play
March, 2020: I get a call from my children’s school. They’re closing the school. They’re closing the after-school program. Two weeks and they’ll re-evaluate after that. Two Weeks. Two Weeks! My mind goes in overdrive. But I have to work…but my spouse has to...
Surviving Your Quarter Life Crisis
If you remember flip phones and unlimited minutes after 8pm, or the pinnacle of early 2000s fashion (bell-bottom jeans and layered tank tops), then you might find yourself as a now twenty-something asking, “When the hell did I become an adult???” They’re not...
Sexual Desire Mismatch: The Hardest, Simplest Fix in Sex Therapy
Why it hurts and how sex therapy helps A new couple walks into my office and here is what they share: Partner A: “I’m so frustrated; it feels like we never have sex anymore. My partner cares more about the kids and their job than making love to me. They...
How Invisible Labor Can Kill Your Relationship
Invisible Labor and How It’s Affecting Your Relationship Perhaps this is the product of my recent “binge-watch” of Desperate Housewives, but nonetheless I find myself fascinated with the phenomenon of “invisible labor”. Invisible labor is an...
Megan Negendank, LMFT
Licensed Psychotherapist
Counseling can help us improve our relationships with others as well as with ourselves. Often when we take the time and space to explore our experiences, we find increased understanding for ourselves and others. This helps us heal, grow, love, and live fulfilling, meaningful lives.
You can find me at Love Heal Grow Counseling in Sacramento, CA and in the community facilitating healthy relationship groups with my husband.
916-572-7412
✉ megan@lovehealgrow.com