Issa Feyonce!!! 💍 Love Wins! EnGAYged!!! Congratulations!!!

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We just fell in love with this proposal! A photo shoot turns into a surprise engagement shoot! Congratulations @lucitsandsimone 

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“If I know what love is, it is because of you.” Congratulations Rachel & Kimmie! Love Wins!

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🎥: @mackjulion

K. Williams, TX

Up until this point, we’ve kept our finances separate. However, since we’ve been living together, we’ve split the rent, and each person was responsible for particular bills. We’ve been iffy about merging our finances because we’ve heard horror stories from our married friends and friends in long-term relationships. Do you recommend that we merge our finances or maybe keep some money separate and have a joint account just for monthly expenses?

D. Adams, GA

This has been happening since year one of our relationship. Every time my fiancé and I get into a heated argument, he either shuts down, freezes me out, or tells his friends who feel like they can input their two cents into our private matters. How do I get him to communicate when we have disagreements, and how do I gently tell him to keep our private disagreements between the two of us?

T. Davis, NY

My partner is extremely extroverted, while I, on the other hand, am introverted. He wants to have this big wedding, but I want to have something small and intimate. He has a large family and wants to invite like 70 or so extended family members–not including his immediate family. He wants to invite every friend he’s ever made and a lot of coworkers. Money’s not the issue; it’s a matter of only inviting people who I feel like give a damn about seeing us get married. Is there any way we can compromise, so he can have the big family-style wedding while also having something small and intimate?

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Gregory Canillas, Ph.D. (“Doc”) is the CEO of Soul 2 Soul Global (S2S), a mission-driven company that provides “Simple Relationship Solutions for Busy People.” He is the creator of the Love Wins! LGBTQ+ Weekend Couples, a weekend-long couple retreat that combines LGBTQ+ specific coaching with a luxurious resort experience. S2S also offers the SYMBIS Assessment (“Saving Your Marriage Before It Starts”) for all couples. 

Doc earned his B.A. in Psychology and American History from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology @ Alliant University. He has made more than two hundred invited seminars and keynote presentations at conferences on four continents regarding dating and relationship issues; working with LGBTQ+ clients; diversity and mental health; substance abuse issues; and treatment with children, adolescents, and families.

With more than three decades of experience in the mental health field, he most recently served as an Associate Professor in the graduate Clinical-Forensic psychology program at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (Los Angeles). Doc has also taught at a number of other academic institutions, including Pepperdine University, National University, the California School of Professional Psychology @ Alliant University, Loyola Marymount University, Antioch University, and the University of California, Santa Cruz. Previously, Doc served as a Program Director at several community agencies overseeing programs in adult mental health, child/adolescent mental health, and family perseveration. Additionally, he served as a Clinical Psychologist with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and a Foster Family Social Worker with Drew Child Development Corporation. Previously, he also served as the Co-Chair of the Commission for Youth and Families in Long Beach, California, where he was charged with developing services for children and families and advising the mayor and city council on services for these populations. Dr. Canillas has also served on the board of directors of the UC Santa Cruz Alumni Association. 

Dr. Canillas also was a contributing author of the American Psychological Association’s “Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Sexual Minority Persons,” writing the sections on diverse romantic relationships (Guideline 9) and families (Guideline 11). In addition, he has been published in academic journals such as the American Psychologist and Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, as well as in the popular press, such as Ebony Magazine. Most recently, he appeared as a subject matter expert in the award-winning documentary “Beyond Ed Buck (2021)”. 

An avid traveler, he is also a published poet and playwright, “The Monkey Chronicles,” an autobiographic work at Son of Semele’s Solo Creation Festival.  

To learn more about Dr. Canillas or for more information about S2S’s services, or to make a consultation appointment, please visit:

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