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Is Our Anger Getting Out of Control or is it Just Becoming an Acceptable Response to Unacceptable Behavio? What the actions of Serena Williams, Kanye West, Congressman Wilson and even President Obama say about our culture.

Sep 17, 2009

Serena Williams berates a line judge for a bad call, saying, “I’m going to shove this ball down your f—— throat” (among other things).  Kanye West jumps on stage and grabs the microphone out of Taylor Swift’s hands, claiming the award...

Is our Anger Getting Out of Control or is it an Acceptable Response to Unacceptable Behavior? What the actions of Serena Williams, Kanye West, Congressman Wilson and even President Obama say about our culture.

Sep 17, 2009

Serena Williams berates a line judge for a bad call, saying, “I’m going to shove this ball down your f—— throat” (among other things).  Kanye West jumps on stage and grabs the microphone out of Taylor Swift’s hands, claiming the award...

CONTROL AND CRITICISM—A DEADLY COMBINATION IN RELATIONSHIPS…AND FAMILIES

Sep 14, 2009

Being critical and controlling is a tough combination for an individual to have.  It’s a deadly combination in relationships and families.  Often underlying this combination are issues related to perfectionism.  Perfectionism is an impossible weight...

ARE YOU COVERING FOR YOUR PARTNER’S RELATIONAL MALICE? IF SO, STOP IT AND ALLOW THEM TO FEEL THE BRUNT OF THEIR ACTIONS

Aug 19, 2009

I’ve heard so many stories through the years of people covering up for their partner’s rude, violent, insensitive, arrogant and general mean-spirited behaviors that I’m a bit shell-shocked from them.  Below are several real life examples I’ve heard, seen or...

Lighten Up–On Others and Yourself: How Judgements Impact Relationships

Jul 14, 2009

While on vacation this past week, I took some time out to watch the world.  I watched my own family, my friend’s family, workers, vacationers, children and adults.  One thing that struck me was the amount of judging being done by people across the board — spoken...

Sticks and Stones May Break My Bones but Words Will Never Hurt Me: The Power of Words in Relationships

Mar 13, 2009

 I often hear people proudly say that they’ve never hit their child or loved ones in an effort to defend how they speak to them (I.e.: “I may call my son a wimp, but at least I don’t hit him”).  I’ve never heard so clearly however, the absurdity of justifying ones...
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