The Blended Family. I prefer to think of it as a… Stew-Pot Family Marriage has tremendous potential for many good things! Also, marriage and raising children has many challenges. It’s not easy to create all your heart desires as a
My YouTube Videos!
I have just made a video on Blog 1. It is just me reading the blog to you and then trying to flesh it out a little. I plan to do a video for every blog I have written and
How Long Will It Take To Really Get To Know Each Other?
How Long Will It Take To Really Get To Know Each Other? No one ever knows the heart of anyone else! For God’s sake, I am not totally sure about all that is part of me. It’s like a
Perception is not the Whole Truth
Perception is not the Whole Truth! ‘The way I see things‘, is a good way to talk about my viewpoint. Too often we tend to think that we have the whole truth. I find that I need to help clients accept
Divorce: For Better or Worse?
Divorce: For Better or Worse? Too often people head down the divorce path without getting some good marriage advice. If more people did seek out some good relationship counseling then they might save themselves a lot of heartache and
S.S.D.D. in The Couple Relationship
S.S.D.D. in The Couple Relationship “I love you and want to spend a life with you and I’m frustrated that we keep on repeating the same pattern. We are getting along fine and then something ‘small’ seems to be
Infidelity In A Committed Relationship
Infidelity In A Committed Relationship “Why did you do it? How could you do this to me and the kids? What were you thinking? Do you love me? Can I ever trust you again? Was our relationship a lie?” I
How Can We Be In Love If You Don’t Understand Me?
We married quite young and loved each other. I could look after your needs and you were my Savior. We worked hard and built our careers. Our children were born and our life was busy and good. We
Being ME in a Healthy Loving Relationship
Being ME in a Healthy Loving Relationship The Czech poet, Rainer Maria Rilke said, “I hold this to be the highest task of a bond between two people; that each should stand guard over the solitude of the other”. This
Use Your Therapist Well
Good Relationships are central to being a happy and fulfilled human being.
Sometimes we find it so hard to understand why we do the things we don’t want to do. Although we are not environmentally determined, our childhood context is a powerful influencer of our behaviors. Therapeutically exploring our developmental context and feeling for the child we were, can be transformational. We can become more true to who we truly are!