Mar 8, 2007
I work with couples and individuals everyday and have found that one of the most common blocks to change is fear. I would venture to say this is probably true regarding change in general, however with relationships it can be downright paralyzing. A common cause of...
Feb 26, 2007
Have you ever watched your partner do something fairly benign and found yourself snapping at them for it? Perhaps you woke up one day being utterly annoyed by the one characteristic that you used to love about your partner. What happened? When I have couples in my...
Jan 23, 2007
I was out the other night and watched two parents repeatedly attempt to set limits for their children. The father would say, “Stop hitting your sister or you’re going to the car.” The mother would say, “If you don’t stop, we’re leaving!” The parents continued for over...
Jan 9, 2007
I always loved the song “There must be fifty ways to leave your lover.” It has a great beat, the message is clear, and the examples are very straight forward. I’m therefore going to use this song to get across a message I write about frequently: setting limits. I’m...
Dec 11, 2006
Parenting, I believe, is one of THE most difficult jobs in the world. No two children are the same, seldom does the same approach work well every time, and if you’re not healthy, then you can’t raise healthy children. I’m finding parenting to be the most difficult...
Nov 27, 2006
I have long struggled with putting words to what it takes to be in a healthy relationship. I’ve talked about being respectful, being tender, being kind, cherishing, loving etc., but nothing to date, has really hit the mark for me…until Sunday. Yes, I must say, I was...
