Running Toward Life or Away From Death?
A good friend from high school recently sent me a FaceBook post about someone, Kerri Grote, who died of brain cancer and left a note for her surviving family and friends
The Importance of Therapy for Therapists
Sigmund Freud once said: “Anyone who wishes to practice analysis should first submit to be analyzed himself by a competent person.” This is not to suggest that only good therapists go to therapy. However, it does highlight an important concept. Since everyone struggles from time to time, why would a therapist be immune from this reality?
Feeling Anxious About Retirement? Here are 5 Tips to Help Ease Your Mind
Roughly 40 percent of Americans fear retirement more than death. Let that sink in. This fact speaks volumes about the oppressive role of “work” in our lives.
Dysfunctional & Disagreeable? 6 Signs Your Family's Communication Needs Work
Family life can be troublesome. Yes, blood is thicker than water, but, boy, can they make your blood boil! If you find that your family struggles to communicate and you disagree on everything, then you’re going to need to work on your communication skills as a unit.
What Is Trauma Dumping and Is It Harmful?
We’ve all vented to a friend from time to time. Whether it is to get something off your chest or to receive some sort of advice and guidance. This is a normal part of relationships.
Restoring the Passion: How to Bring Sex Back to Your Marriage
Everyone thinks their honeymoon period will never end. They hear all the talk about how lust cools over time but promise they will be differen
5 Conflict Resolution Tips for Couples
When you were young, it's likely that you were exposed to "picture perfect" relationships.
6 Tips For Work-Life Balance When You Work From Home
Typically, once you enter the door of your home, you can ignore work emails or switch off your phone. Yet, there is no physical separation from your home and work life when you work from home.
What Productive Conflict Looks Like in a Healthy Relationship
Every relationship has its ups and downs. There will be plenty of times when you disagree with your partner or when you cannot see eye to eye
Political Opposites? How to Keep Connecting & Communicating Openly
When connecting with a potential friend or partner, your respective political leanings would become known. If there were a chasm, that would be enough to derail the connection quite often. This is not a good thing, but beliefs and opinions can reign supreme.
Financial Infidelity: What It Is & Why It's Important to Be Financially Faithful
ree that cheating in a relationship is a dealbreaker. At the same time, at least four out of 10 married couples report that money conversations always lead to a fight
How to Know if You Are a Codependent Partner
Popular culture does us no favors when it comes to relationships. We’re raised on “love at first sight” and “happily ever after.” This soon morphs into “soul mates” and couples “completing” each other. The sentiments might be sincere, but the outcomes can be dysfunctional.
What You Need to Know & Understand About GAD
Anxiety is a normal, inevitable, and often helpful human emotion. Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in the world. Yes, these two facts can be true. And yes, these facts alone feel like cause enough to feel anxious! However, understanding your own experience primarily comes down to the degree to which you feel anxiety.
How You Can Prepare Your Relationship for Empty Nest Stress
Empty nest stress is real and deserves your attention. Committing together to therapy is an ideal way to prepare for this monumental life change.
Aging & Depression: How to Experience One Without the Other
The aging process is quite a ride. It is a time to reflect on one’s life. It’s also a time when some disturbing new factors can affect your life. The older person has many adjustments to make.
How Your Overworking Is Linked to Your Anxiety
Overworking is far too often considered to be a positive and highly recommended trait. It’s positioned as a factor related to values and ethics. However, it can be a very dangerous trend steeped in both perfectionism and anxiety.
Are You a Good Listener? 5 Ways to Make Sure
You may have the desire to be a respectful, active, and validating listener. However, if that desire is not translated into action, the point is moot. Worse, your relationships may be damaged. With that in mind, let’s explore ways to ensure you are a good listener.
Is 50/50 Parenting a Realistic Goal?
There are all kinds of ways to make parenting work, but “bean counting” to make sure things are 50/50 is a recipe for resentment and may poison the relationship.
What Does It Mean to Be Financially Intimate?
Generally, you’ll find many different types of intimacy discussed by relationship and/or psychology experts. These include affectional, intellectual, emotional, sexual, recreational, spiritual, aesthetic, and social intimacy. While all of them are important, this common list highlights how often financial issues are downplayed in terms of relationships.
Why Celebrating Parental Wins Matters
Challenge parental anxiety by celebrating what you're doing well. Lean into your successes and consider these ways of celebrating your parental wins every day.