Steven Ing

12/24/2025

Sending warm wishes to everyone for a cozy holiday season and a bright 2026. ❤️

12/05/2025

New blog on Psychology Today.

Letting go of our shame is about relaxing our ego to the point where the ego is no longer that stony traffic cop with no sense of humor or humanity.

12/01/2025

Episode 75 of Managing Love Intelligently is now LIVE!

Every relationship is part of your spiritual journey because it reflects choices you've made. However, spiritual growth doesn't mean tolerating what doesn't ...

11/02/2025

New podcast episode! Shame is not so much what you feel when you've made a mistake; it's what you feel when you think you are a mistake. Listen to learn how to overcome shame and stop it from sabotaging your relationships.

Shame is not so much what you feel when you've made a mistake; it's what you feel when you think you are a mistake. Listen to learn how to overcome shame and...

10/07/2025

Suited up for battle in the war zone of Portland last weekend. 🖤

09/18/2025

The 5-Minute Weekly Habit That Changes Everything About S*x Ed - New blog at Psychology Today

Talking about human s*xuality with your kids is key to raising a healthy adult. Link below 👇

Having conversations with your children about human sexuality will create a different 18-year-old than the 18-year-old who doesn't ever discuss sexuality.

09/02/2025

The first step in having more fun dating is to create a life worth living. The next step is to treat dating as a recreational activity—not a desperate search for someone to rescue you from your loneliness.

Managing Love Intelligently is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. You can also click the link below!
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The first step in having more fun dating is to create a life worth living. The next step is to treat dating as a recreational activity—not a desperate search for someone to rescue you from your loneliness.For 35 years, Steven Ing, MFT, has been a ...

08/19/2025

Healthy relationships largely depend on whether both people have done the necessary internal work.

Managing Love Intelligently is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. You can also click the link below.

Healthy relationships largely depend on whether both people have done the necessary internal work.For 35 years, Steven Ing, MFT, has been a Marriage and Family Therapist with a specialty in forensic work. He is a contributing writer to Psychology ...

07/30/2025

Why You Should Date 30 People Before Getting Serious - New blog at Psychology Today

Building a successful, long-term committed relationship is not about finding a boyfriend or girlfriend, it’s about finding the right boyfriend or girlfriend.

Link below 👇

Building a successful, long-term, committed relationship is not about finding a boyfriend or girlfriend; it’s about finding the right boyfriend or girlfriend.

07/15/2025

Most people rush into a committed relationship without fully understanding what they're committing to. The path to commitment should be taken slowly and based on intention. This allows couples to greatly increase their odds of building a fulfilling relationship that lasts.

Listen to the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNOn9FioGjI

Most people rush into a committed relationship without fully understanding what they're committing to. The path to commitment should be taken slowly and base...

07/08/2025

Special Guest Episode of Managing Love Intelligently featuring Zoey Charif

Zoey is an author, relationship theorist, coach & entrepreneur. Her new book, Love Can, In Fact, Be Calculated is available on Amazon. View the video below:

Zoey is an author, relationship theorist, coach, and entrepreneur. Her area of expertise is helping people achieve their goals – whether that’s in love or in...

07/01/2025

New podcast episode: If It's Not a Communication Problem, What Is It?

Many couples seek therapy believing they have communication problems, but the real issues run deeper.


Click the link below to listen:

Many couples seek therapy believing they have communication problems, but the real issues run deeper.For 35 years, Steven Ing, MFT, has been a Marriage and Family Therapist with a specialty in forensic work. He is a contributing writer to Psycholo...