Dr. Linda Mintle

Tag: relationships

  • Dr. Linda on Janet Parshall’s In the Market Talking About Her Book, I Married You, Not Your Family

    If you missed the program live, click on this link to listen to the podcast.

  • Psych Central Reviews I Love My Mother But..

    Read the full review of I Love My Mother But from Psych Central.

    “No doubt this book will empower readers. Even in the most impossible of situations, daughters can still achieve a resolution. While it requires a lot of effort and hard work to get to that point, I Love My Mother, But gives readers practical strategies to take action and make peace with their moms.”

  • Daily Blog Now on Beliefnet.com–Doing Life Together

    Dr. Linda joined Beliefnet.com this July 1, 2011.

    Check out my blog DOING LIFE TOGETHER on the Christianity channel.

    Daily, I comment on life, integrating faith and mental health to every day living. Everything from dealing with your anger in the grocery store line to making love last. You won’t want to miss one day! Join the conversation by adding your comments. This is where I will post my daily writing. Doing life together is more fun when you have people who join you in the journey!

     

     

     

     

     

  • Ten Ways to Honor Mom this Mother’s Day

    Mother’s Day can be a wonderful time of celebration or a difficult time of grieving losses and hurts. No matter the state of your relationship, you can always find a way to follow that biblical command to honor your mom. Here are 10 ways to honor mom:

    1. Tell her one thing she did right.
    2. Recall happy times and loving memories.
    3. Resolve past hurts and start fresh. You begin the process. Simply say, “we may be having a difficult time but I would like the relationship to improve. Can we try again?” Or, “Mom, let’s work through our differences and talk about things.”
    4. Write a short story about you and mom and share it with her.
    5. Send a card. Express thanks.
    6. Put together pictures of you and your mom in a scrapbook. Or give her a photo that brings to memory a happy moment.
    7. Buy her dinner or special treats.
    8. Tell her you love her and appreciate all the sacrifices she has made through the years. No moms are perfect but we can appreciate that they do their best.
    9. Forgive. Extend grace. Forgiveness is something you do individually. It is a choice and a gift you give to someone. It moves you from stuck to unstuck in all your relationships when you choose to forgive.
    10. 10.  In the most difficult relationships, honor her for giving you life. Buy a blank card and simply write, “Thanks for choosing life and bringing me into this world. “

     

     

     

  • Keep those contest entries coming!

    Loving your responses to the title, I Love My Mother But…
    Keep your 50 words or less entries coming and mail to me at drlindahelps@gmail.com I Love My Mother But…