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The theme for focusing on solutions is: What is the problem and what is the solution? Children are excellent problem solvers and have...

If these 5 love languages are new to you, don’t worry! First, I encourage you and your partner to discover your own love languages by...

My Experiences Middle school feels like another life to me. High school is a funny and distant memory to me because of how deeply I felt...

Mantra means, “a tool for the mind.” The practice of using a mantra has been around for a very long time and is used to shift thinking...

You need quiet when you first wake up, they need loud audio stimulation. Your idea of a date night is a quiet evening, their idea is a...

As a therapist, health anxiety is something that I have battled for the past ten years.  In my mind, a headache may turn into a brain...

If these 5 love languages are new to you, don’t worry! First, I encourage you and your partner to discover your own love languages by...

Last month brimmed with exciting entertainment ventures from the franchises Game of Thrones and Marvel Entertainment. The global...

Criticism is an attack that dismantles your partner. When we think of unhealthy relationships, we often think of the extremes, such as...

Emotional Climate To begin, the authors describe an emotional climate using the terms: Safety Is the relationship a safe place? If so,...

NPD involves a pattern of egotistical behavior, a lack of empathy, and an extreme need for admiration. Others often describe people with...

For this post, I would like to focus on the solutions for infertility. Fertility treatment looks different for every family. Options...

“Trust AND enjoy the process.” Heeding this advice, I switched my focus from the destination to the moment. During the last three years,...

If these 5 love languages are new to you, don’t worry! First, I encourage you and your partner to discover your own love languages by...

“By learning to accept the small things immediately as they happen, you can be free of having to react to things at all.  You still can...

There are many different types of child abuse. Knowing the signs may help you save a child’s life. Neglect Neglect, the most common form...

Tools to help you to bounce back from life’s challenges. There are many factors that go into building resiliency.  Some involve things...

Premorbid state of the family/marriage The multigenerational family system is important to look at. It’s framework can be used to learn...

The topic of infertility is a very real matter for an estimated 6.1 million people, or 15% of couples, in the United States. Infertility...

1) Words of Affirmation – covered in my last blog here! 2) Quality Time 3) Receiving Gifts 4) Acts of Service 5) Physical Touch If these...