It’s easy to be with someone who is kind, thoughtful, caring and downright nice. But what is it about someone who makes you think, I just don’t want to be around that person? Here are my top [...]
“What was the name of that man who worked on our cars for years? I can see his face. Ahh, I can’t think of his name!” A few minutes later….”Oh, yes, it was John Smith!” As you age, is [...]
We’ve been surrounded and battered by troubles, but we’re not demoralized; we’re not sure what to do, but we know that God knows what to do; we’ve been spiritually terrorized, but God hasn’t left [...]
You are home and bored. There must be something to do. Look around. On the counter, you see a bag of opened chips. You are not really hungry but so what! Boredom gets the best of you and [...]
As a licensed marriage and family therapist, I often talk about what it takes to build healthy relationships. But perhaps another question is, what does it take to derail a relationship? How do [...]
Blame. We hear it on a daily basis now. No matter what you listen to or watch, someone is blaming someone for something. Frankly, I am tired of it. It is exhausting in the national discourse and [...]
A big change in Tiffany’s life was about to happen. Her husband was considering a job change and she was feeling anxious. If her husband took the new position, so much would change in her life. [...]
In doing couples coaching, I draw heavily on the three decades of research by John Gottman, Robert Levenson and colleagues at the Gottman Institute. This group has contributed much to our [...]
There are a lot of angry people in our culture today. Troll your social media. Anger is spewed toward people with no regard to potential consequences. And listen to newscasts on all the [...]
Are you easily angered? Do you have a low tolerance for frustration? Does any little thing annoy and frustrate you? Are you tired of feeling out of control? If so, consider this. Some people [...]