Help! How Do I Survive My Monster-In-Law?!
Set firm boundaries. You may not mind when your father-in-law offers parenting advice from his decades of experience. On the other hand,...
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Living My Best Life
One of today’s new popular sayings is, “I am living my best life.” Everyone has their own idea of what it means to live their best life....
Helping Children Cope With Separation and Divorce
Going through a separation or divorce is emotional for both adults and children. Children frequently do not understand the reason or...
3 Ways to Increase Happiness in Your Life
Healthy Relationships Relationships, whether it be romantic or friendly, can be the biggest factor in having a happy life. A person can...
Vulnerability: A Sign of Strength
“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.” –...
Family Boundaries: Sliding Door vs. Brick Wall
When I talk to my clients about establishing boundaries, there’s always a bit of resistance. “Won’t that make me a bad family member? I’d...
Maximize the Fun in Family Vacations
School’s out, sun’s out. This can only mean one thing: Summer’s here and it’s time to have some fun! Research tells us that having fun is...
Managing Screen Time This Summer
Parents may be concerned with the amount of screen time their child is engaging in with summer upon us and school structure gone....
Breaking Down the Fortress of Resentment
Working with couples has familiarized me with what resentment looks like, sounds like, and its effects. It creeps in like a dark cloud...
Surviving Summer as a Stay-at-Home Mom
A summer self-care guide It’s finally here! The time of the year your kids have been talking about and looking forward to all year long! ...
Bedtime Anxiety : Helping Your Child Sleep Alone
Bedtime Anxiety Allowing your child to sleep in your bed causes problems not only for your child, but also for you. It reinforces the...
Monitoring Your Kids Phone
Monitoring Your Kids Phone I’m sure it’s difficult to be a parent. You do your best to enforce rules and raise respectful kids, just to...
Learning To Say “No”
“Sure, I’ll help you with that.” “Yes, I’ll do that for you.” “No problem at all.” “No, I don’t mind.” Does this sound familiar to you? ...
More Love: Parents and Poop
What’s really happening in the brains of new parents? When my husband and I found out we were pregnant, we were showered with...
More Love: Open Relationships
As we are in the month of love, I want to talk about all different types of intimate relationships. There are couples, “throuples”,...
Questions You’ve Always Wanted to Ask Your Therapist: Part 1
Have you ever wanted to ask your therapist something, but were afraid to do so? Well, have no more fear. Over the next couple of blogs,...
What Can Christmas Teach Us?
Well folks, ‘tis the season to be jolly! Of course, life is hard, and we may have had our share of troubles throughout the year, but the...
Your Best Self
Self-care in a time like this is so needed. During the holidays, I constantly watch people get angry over necessary—and sometimes...
Surviving Holiday FAQs
The holidays are really great. It’s an opportunity to get together with friends and family you haven’t seen in a while, indulge in some...
Surviving the Holidays with Your In-Laws
As I sit here, taking a break from all the holiday baking I am responsible for this year, a sense of relief comes over me. This year, I...
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