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Best Marriage Advice – Drop that defense! Own your part in conflicts

I was very pleased to be one of the featured experts in a "Best Marriage Advice by 75 Experts for a Rock Solid Relationship" article on...

Recognize and Cope With Your Spouse’s Passive Aggressive Behavior

Passive aggressive, just like many other psychiatric terms, has become a label used in everyday speech. Unfortunately, that means it often gets...

Blending Families Isn’t Easy But These Tips Can Help

Blending families not only creates challenges that are unique, but that can seem quite overwhelming. Consider these comments, for example: “I...

Communication Tips: How to Truly Listen

We have relationships in all areas of our lives. With ourselves, with loved ones, with family (whether they are good or not), work colleagues,...

Codependency and the Difference Between Caretaking and Caregiving

Initially, the term codependency applied to those living in households with a substance abuser. Today, researchers are aware that people in general...

7 Ways to Stop Being Your Own Worst Enemy

Are you your own worst enemy?Do you do what you shouldn’t and fail to do what you should? Maybe you know you shouldn’t eat certain things due to a...

Communication Problems? 7 Tips to Better Communication in Your Marriage

Does it sometimes feel like your spouse is from another planet? That the two of you speak totally different languages? That’s actually not so far...

Paralyzing Anxiety: How to Cope With Flight-or-Flight’s Brother, Freeze

A paralyzing anxiety attack can almost completely shut you down.When Fight-or-Flight’s brother, Freeze, hits you with his Supervillain-like freeze...

What is a Codependent Relationship? Look For These Signs

A codependent relationship is defined as dependency on the approval of another person for your self-worth and identity. The behavior pattern of a...

Premarital Counseling: How to Make Sure You’re Both on the Same Page

Everyone involved in constructing a building has to go by the same plans. If not, it can become a complete disaster. The same is true for a...

Are you just blue or are you depressed? 10 Signs of Depression

Depression is common illness and is serious: One in 10 adults report experiencing depression at some time in their life. This is not just feeling...

Do You Feel More Like Roommates? Five Ways to Reconnect With Your Partner

Has your relationship between you and your partner become stale and routine? Does it feel like you have a friendly (or not so friendly)...

Are You Emotionally Healthy?

I had the opportunity to watch a “chick flick” (I love deep ones with lots of character development) with 3 of my good friends last weekend. ...

How Can Therapy Help Me?

If you are suffering from depression or anxiety you want to know how to relieve the symptoms of fatigue, sadness, hopelessness or the feelings of...

What Fills Your Tank?

Memorial Day weekend was coming up and I had three days off to decide what to do with. Because I am balancing a job and my counseling...