If you’re a fixer, here’s the brutal truth: You’re missing the real issue. Though society holds people with seeming selfless tendencies to a high esteem, the reality is that when you devote all your energy in efforts to fix and control others, you tend to be...
Blending families not only create challenges that are unique, but are quite overwhelming. Consider these comments, for example: “I had hoped to win my stepchild’s affection and approval with lots of love and attention. But after many years I still have not...
Our emotional state plays a big part in the human experience. When life is good and things are going well, we often feel invincible. Then the pendulum swings the other way. Something happens – perhaps there’s a loss of some sort – and everything feels flat. Those...
While it’s important that kids get a chance to decompress over the summer months, it’s crucial they don’t spend the entire time behind a screen. Yet, since most parents don’t get summer vacations along with their kids, it can become a challenge to ensure they remain...
A paralyzing anxiety attack can almost completely shut you down. When Fight-or-Flight’s brother, Freeze, hits you with his Supervillain-like freeze ray – unless you have a high frequency ice pick handy – you’re stuck! Okay, okay. Anxiety related “freezing” might not...
