Richard Nicastro

PhD

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Marriage and Relationship Expert

Richard Nicastro Quick Facts

Main Areas: Marriage and Relationship
Career Focus: Psychologist, Writer, Speaker/Presenter, Workshop Leader
Affiliation: International Coaching Federation, American Psychological Association

Rich Nicastro, Ph.D. is a psychologist and writer with twenty years experience working with couples. He specializes in helping couples communicate more effectively and deepen emotional and physical intimacy.

During his career he has worked with hundreds of couples across a wide range of marital and relationship issues.

Dr. Nicastro has lectured at several universities, supervised doctoral students and therapists, and in addition to marriage/couples counseling, he conducts workshops on a wide range of marital and relationship issues. His relationship advice has appeared on television, radio and in national magazines.

He is passionate about helping couples create deep emotional connections and believes that healthy relationships give meaning and fulfillment to our lives. His goal is to guide individuals and couples as they implement the skills that will allow their marriage/relationships to flourish.

Free Articles & Book Excerpts

Rejuvenate Your Relationship through the Power of Gratitude

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Rejuvenate_your_relationship_through_the_power_of_gratitude.html

Relationship Reality-Check: Are you too dependent on your partner?

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Relationship_Reality-Check_Are_You_Too_Dependent_On_Your_Partner.html

Commitment: The Essential Ingredient in Your Relationship

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Commitment_The_Essential_Ingredient_In_Your_Relationship.html

Don't Let These Common Intimacy-Blockers Ruin Your Relationship

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Don_t_Let_These_Common_Intimacy-Blockers_Ruin_Your_Relationship.html

Passion And Marriage: 4 Mindsets That Can Destroy Passion

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Passion_And_Marriage_4_Mindsets_That_Can_Destroy_Passion.html

Are You In A Passionless Marriage? The 10 Warning Signs You Haven't Heard About

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Are_You_In_A_Passionless_Marriage_The_10_Warning_Signs_You_Haven_t_Heard_About.html

Why Men Cheat: Discover The Reasons And Affair-proof Your Relationship

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Why_Men_Cheat_Discover_The_Reasons_And_Affair-proof_Your_Relationship.html

Second Marriage Success: How To Strengthen Your Second Marriage

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Second_Marriage_Success_How_To_Strengthen_Your_Second_Marriage.html

Marriage Makeover: Put The Brakes On Destructive Relationship Habits

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Marriage_Makeover_Put_The_Brakes_On_Destructive_Relationship_Habits.html

Are you affair-prone? 5 conditions that can lead to an affair

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/are_you_affair_prone_5_conditions.html

Why Second Marriages Are More Likely To Fail: The Challenges Of Blending Families

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Why_Second_Marriages_Are_More_Likely_To_Fail_The_Challenges_Of_Blending_Families.html

Healthy Relationship Program: Create Rituals and Transform Your Relationship

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Healthy%20Relationship%20Program%20Create%20Rituals%20and%20Transform%20Your%20Relationship.html

Just For Men…And The Women Who Love Them: How Men Can Communicate More Effectively

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Just_for_men_and_the_women_who_love_them_How_men_can_communicate_more_effectively.html

Second Marriage Pitfall # 5: The Challenges of Remarrying After A Spouse Dies

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Second_Marriage_Pitfall_5_The_challenges_of_remarrying_after_a_spouse_dies.html

Build a Stronger Marriage by Setting Relationship Goals

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Build_a_Stronger_Marriage_by_Setting_Relationship_Goals.html

Healthy Relationship Program: Set Goals and Transform Your Relationship

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Healthy_Relationship_Program_Set_goals_and_transform_your_relationship.html

Healthy Relationship Program: The power of affirmation

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Healthy_Relationship_Program_The_power_of_affirmation.html

How To Ruin A Perfectly Good Relationship In 3 Easy Steps

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/How_to_ruin_a_perfectly_good_relationship_in_3_easy_Steps.html

Why second marriages are more likely to fail: Second marriage pitfall #4

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Why_second_marriages_are_more_likely_to_fail_Second_marriage_pitfall_4.html

One Couple’s secret to success: Building Intimacy through the art of sharing

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/One_Couple_s_secret_to_success_Building_Intimacy_through_the_art_of_sharing.html

A Lesson in Forgiveness: Why You Should Give Your Partner the Benefit of the Doubt

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/A_Lesson_in_Forgiveness_Why_You_Should_Give_Your_Partner_the_Benefit_of_the_Doubt.html

Help! I hate my in-laws (but love my spouse)

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Help_I_i_hate_i_my_in-laws_but_i_love_i_my_spouse.html

Tip Your Relationship Scale: Put the positive back in your marriage

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Tip_Your_Relationship_Scale_Put_the_positive_back_in_your_marriage.html

Second Marriage Pitfall #3: Help! Suddenly it’s my first marriage all over again!

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Second_Marriage_Pitfall_3_Help_Suddenly_it_s_my_first_marriage_all_over_again.html

Second Marriage Pitfall #2: Is your first marriage really behind you?

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Second_Marriage_Pitfall_2_Is_your_first_marriage_really_behind_you.html

Where has All the Sex Gone? Sexual Intimacy After Your Baby

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Where_has_All_the_Sex_Gone_Sexual_Intimacy_After_Your_Baby.html

Second Marriage Pitfall #1: Why second marriages are more likely to fail

http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/Second_Marriage_Pitfall_1_Why_second_marriages_are_more_likely_to_fail.html

Richard Nicastro Audio & Video Programs

The Turbo-Charged Communication Program

http://strengthenyourrelationship.com/store/turbo_charged_communication.html

Richard Nicastro Books

The ABCs of Effective Communication

http://strengthenyourrelationship.com/store/abcs_ebook.html

Take Control of Your Relationship: Don't Let Your Past Dictate Your Future

http://strengthenyourrelationship.com/store/takecontrol_ebook.html

Passion, Sex, and Intimacy: Keep the Fires of Passion Burning

http://strengthenyourrelationship.com/store/passion_ebook.html

The Art of Forgiveness: The Key Ingredient in Every Relationship

http://strengthenyourrelationship.com/store/art_of_forgiveness.html

Marriage/Relationship Checkup

http://www.strengthenyourrelationship.com/store/relationship_checkup.html

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Build a Stronger Marriage by Setting Relationship Goals

When you consider what your relationship needs, consider the laws of gravity. An object that is set in motion will continue to move, unless something stands in its way. On the flip side, a motionless object will never move unless something acts upon it. Your relationship or marriage will remain ...

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***Are your friends hurting your relationship?

You exist within a web of relationships. For instance, if your friend is going through tough times, you may find yourself feeling an emotional heaviness throughout the day, thinking and worrying about your friend. As this colors your mood, your partner may start to notice that lately you've been ...

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The Ultimate Holiday Gift: Nurture your marriage this holiday season

If it's the season to be jolly… …then why am I seeing so many stressed, beleaguered couples walking around? Is it more apt to say, 'Tis the season to feel tense, frustrated and constantly on the go? Whether you're feeling totally overwhelmed or slightly frustrated, it's easy to lose perspective about what's most important and valuable to you during this holiday season--your marriage or relationship. What does the holiday season mean to you and your partner? Ironically, the gift of love can easily be forgotten this time of year.

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Relationship Help: Why Do I Get So Upset with My Partner?

Q: I need some relationship help. While I love my husband with all my heart, sometimes it's just so frustrating being married to him. When I feel that he's ignoring me, I get so upset, and he's usually surprised by the intensity of my reaction. Why do I get so upset with him? ~Lynn, Carlsbad CA A: Thanks for the question, Lynn. Here are some thoughts that might help shed light on your experience:

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***Marriage Lessons: A Golden-Anniversary Couple Share Their Wisdom

No matter how well your relationship is humming along right now, there's room for the advice of relationship mentors. Couples who have been together for many years (and who have been relatively happy, despite the inevitable rough patches) have discovered what has benefited their relationship the ...

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***Marriage Alert! Can Your Relationship Survive The Financial Crisis?

When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves. ~Victor Frankln You don't need me to tell you about the dire state of the American economy and the reverberations being felt around the world. While you're probably well aware of how this is directly ...

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Marriage advice: Your marriage needs this simple communication strategy

Arguments are a regular part of Lindsey and Hector's relationship. During a recent couples counseling session, they volleyed insults back and forth with such intensity that I almost stopped the session. But then something remarkable happened: Lindsey said, "Our marriage is too important to me to go on like this. We shouldn't treat each other this way. I want us to be friends again." I waited for Hector to mock his wife's tired attempt to bring back the harmony they once shared. But to my surprise, he softened and agreed with Lindsey.

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Rejuvenate Your Relationship Through The Power of Gratitude

You have the power to change your mood at this very moment—to increase your optimism, elevate your energy and enthusiasm, and increase your motivation toward reaching your personal goals. How is this possible? By sowing the seeds of gratitude. Research shows that when you increase feelings of ...

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Marriage Help: One Question Couples Should Avoid

Questions have power. They can open our minds up to new possibilities and ways-of-being, they can alter the course of our thoughts and shape our behavior in positive ways... ...and questions can have the opposite effect, shutting us down with the force of a jackhammer. And some questions aren't questions at all, they're really statements or proclamations disguised as questions. Here's an all-too-common example of a statement pretending to be a question that never leads anywhere useful (unless, of course, your goal is a break down in communication):

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Marriage Help: How Your Relationship Expectations Shape Your Relationship

We are all embedded in a continuous stream of experience—an endless current that is too expansive to for us to take in all the information at once. One function of the mind is to help you deal with this vastness: To select, order and ultimately, create meaning out of all the life that surrounds you. This filtering of experience has great significance for your marriage/relationship.

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Relationship Rut: New Life For Old Routines

There aren’t too many things better than a peaceful sleep, right? You’re comfortable, you’re safe, you’re getting important needs met. But what happens when you’re sleeping so soundly that you inadvertently crush an arm for a while? The crimp in your circulation ...

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***A Simple Formula To Keep Love And Intimacy Alive

I bet if I asked you what you had for breakfast this morning, you'd have a concrete answer. (Even if the answer is "Black coffee" or "Didn't have time.") But how about if I ask you to recall something arguably more important than a single morning meal? Let's see how you fare: In what specific ...

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Strengthen Your Relationship

Discover practical tools to help build a stronger, more intimate relationship . Sign up today for Dr. Nicastro's free relationship resources and take important steps toward protecting your most valued asset.

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How To Spice Up Your Marriage: A Guide for Couples

Passion and sexual intimacy are a challenge for many couples in long-term relationships. Read Dr. Nicastro's weekly blog on how to create greater passion and sexual fulfillment in your marriage or relationship.

February 17, 2014

Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Richard Nicastro

Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right.

~ Henry Ford

He who cannot forgive breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass.

~George Herbert

A successful marriage requires falling in love many times, always with the same person.

~Mignon McLaughlin, The Second Neurotic's Notebook, 1966

Life has taught us that love does not consist in gazing at each other but in looking outward together in the same direction.

~Saint-Exupery, Wind, Sand, Stars

Contacting Richard Nicastro

Dr. Rich Nicastro can be contacted through his websites:

www.StrengthenYourRelationship.com

www.HowToSpiceUpYourMarriage.net

(575) 915-2601

How to get started

To take the first step toward a healthier and more intimate relationship, visit www.StrengthenYourRelationship.com and sign up for the FREE monthly newsletter, Your Relationship Toolbox. When you sign up, you'll receive the popular special reports, "The Four Mindsets that can Topple Your Relationship" and "Relationship Self-Defense: Learn to control your arguments before they control you."

Also available on the Web site are free podcasts (The "Discover more about..." relationship series). Listen in as Dr. Nicastro gives quick, practical tips on essential relationship issues.

Dr. Nicastro also offers a free 20-minute Relationship Check-up coaching session (conducted by phone) where you'll learn to assess the overall health of your relationship and reveal areas that need improvement.

Other highlights

Relationship coaching for individuals and couples (coaching conducted in person or by phone). Several intensive coaching packages (which include workbooks) are offered, depending on the couple's needs. Contact Dr. Nicastro to learn the details. Don't forget to ask about your free Relationship Check-up coaching session.

Contact information: icastro@StrengthenYourRelationship.com or

(575) 915-2601