If you want change that is real and lasting, it will take longer than overnight. Where you are as a couple now didn’t occur in a day but over the years. If you want to incorporate change to get to a more productive, healthy place, it will take genuine time and effort. One or two [...]
Read more →If you have ever been to a tropical climate you know that it often rains daily. The rain can either be perceived as a daily refresher and source for making all things clean and new or it can be an inconvenience. It’s all about perspective. You choose how you are going to see the rain [...]
Read more →Couples don’t always take time to consider whether their marriage is healthy. It’s easy for life to get in the way. Although these questions are not the only indicators of the health of your marriage, they can help get you thinking about the quality of your interactions with your spouse. When your spouse phones or [...]
Read more →Anger is good! Anger is a necessary and a healthy part of our human existence. Everyone experiences anger from a physiological standpoint (racing heartbeat, sweating, dilating pupils, etc.). It’s what we do with the anger that matters. So often I use this natural, normal response of anger in bad or harmful ways. I yell or [...]
Read more →A major issue in families is the maltreatment of adolescent children (children ages 12-17). When teens are exposed to physical, psychological or sexual abuse as well as neglect, it places them at serious risk for many destructive behaviors in the future due to the disruption of the normal course of their development. One study I recently [...]
Read more →According to the Wall Street Journal, for the first time since the United States began tracking marriage, more U.S. citizens of prime marrying age have stayed single rather than opt to get married. Only a little over half (52%) are choosing marriage. The article goes on to say that as marriage rates have fallen, the [...]
Read more →Not everyone will have a holly, jolly Christmas this year. In fact, for many people, this season will generate more tension than peace. Overspending will dig financial holes that will take months to fill up again. And mourning the loss of loved ones will add to the mix of emotions. Try to bring balance into [...]
Read more →Some of the biggest contributors to stress include marriage, divorce, separation, imprisonment, death of a close family member or friend, personal injury or illness, dismissal from work or a crisis involving one of your children. Stress is not always bad, in fact, it can sometimes be good for you. How it is dealt with over [...]
Read more →Life is not fair! Pain, hurt, and frustration are a natural part of existence on the planet. It’s our attitude that determines how these circumstances impact our lives. So often we have little or no control over our circumstances and can’t change them. Focusing on what we can change by having a positive attitude and [...]
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