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Depression is not easy. It is complicated and different for each person who struggles with it. Sometimes, I wonder if people really...

Now how many of those times have you truly been successful in suppressing that emotion and moving on? Or has the case been that you try...

Are you tired of getting those dreaded phone calls from your child’s teacher or principal or school counselor?  What has Timmy done now?...

Write a love note. Written notes will never go out of style. Nowadays, it seems like half of the interaction in marriage is through...

Part 2:  Thriving vs. Surviving the Empty Nest The tough part of becoming an empty nester is over!  You have already taken a ride on that...

“Our bedroom life is boring.” “I don’t enjoy making love anymore.” These are words I have heard spoken in a session with couples. Here’s...

Authors of the book, Attached: The New Science of Adult Attachment and How it can Help You Find – and Keep – Love, suggest six telltale...

Now that we know human connection is essential for our health and well-being, we need to look at how to cultivate meaningful connections....

The first step to understanding forgiveness is learning what it means. Forgiveness is willfully abandoning resentment and related...

Conflicts are something that come up in all types of relationships and can be intensified by issue with communication. Styles of...

Your job isn’t to make your spouse happy. Let me say it again just in case you thought you misread… YOUR JOB ISN’T TO MAKE YOUR SPOUSE...

The following ideas can be adjusted to fit each families’ needs and can help lower the level of stress surrounding the new school year....

Going through a separation or divorce is emotional for both adults and children. Children frequently do not understand the reason or...

Change is difficult!  It is necessary to understand how it works in order for the transformation to happen.  There are certain stages of...

Is that how much a down payment on a house costs? What about the cost of a new vehicle? Nope. It’s the average amount of money spent by...

When I talk to my clients about establishing boundaries, there’s always a bit of resistance. “Won’t that make me a bad family member? I’d...

Do you or your spouse always feel the need to be right?  Do either of you need to have the last word during a conflict or get frustrated...

Each child is unique and so is their trauma story. When testing out new discipline strategies, it is important to remember that there is...

School’s out, sun’s out. This can only mean one thing: Summer’s here and it’s time to have some fun! Research tells us that having fun is...

What are your strengths as a father? I’m sure you don’t stop often and ask yourself, “What are my strengths as a father, what am I doing...