We have a nation of grieving people and families. There are over 560,000 Americans who have died due to the Coronavirus and there are people who are still dying from the Coronavirus every day. Adults, teenagers and children are grieving the loss of parents, grandparents, children, uncles and aunts and friends. Additionally, according to the…
In my work and life, I encounter a lot of people, and the richness and complexity of the individual experience constantly fascinates me. People are just so, so different. Therapy often brings up emotions, and the way clients feel and express emotions is extraordinarily varied. This interests me because popular research shows (Dael et al.,…
Sometimes things don’t seem to be working out the way we’d prefer in our life and our relationship. We don’t lose the weight. We don’t get the promotion or hit our sales target. We haven’t gotten engaged yet. We keep having the same fight. There is a reason for this. The reason is that we…
uring 2020, we heard very little about mass shootings and shootings at schools because of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Due to the quarantine rules, most people stayed at home and we did not hear about mass shootings. Instead we heard about how many people were contracting the Coronavirus and dying from it. We were hearing about…
It is not uncommon for us to become so tunnel vision in our experience that we miss the forest for the tree. We focus on what’s not working, how we’ve been wronged, what we don’t like, how much we have to do, and all the miseries of life. We tend to overwork, neglect ourselves and…
The Covid-19 lockdown(s) and related business closures have had a major psychological impact on most, if not all, individuals. Peoples lives were turned upside down. According to relevant studies, depression and anxiety increased dramatically. Some relationships grew closer. Some grew strained. In addition to Covid-19, there has been a degree of social upheaval. While no…
Catchy title? Good! Now that I have your attention, let me explain. Drinking alcohol is physically addicting, but it is also a habit. Think about it. You go to the store, open the beverage, drink, pass out, wake up hungover, repeat. Alcohol abuse is just as much a habit of oral fixation as it is…
When will we learn that we need sane and safe gun laws? People must take a test in order to get a driver’s license and you must wear a seatbelt in a car. The government has not stopped people from driving or eliminated cars due to these laws that make driving safer. Therefore, if we…
The conversation continues on having a refresh and reset, a renewal, on creating a new beginning, and on getting traction on our relationship and life transformation… Are you ready for newness? Let’s do it! To get traction with the new, we have to get rid of the old… Your new beginning needs a communication cleanse…
Over the past two years children and teenagers have had to cope with a lot of emotions. The main emotions they have been facing are anxiety, fear and grief. If we look at their lives over the past few years, it is not surprising they have been dealing with these emotions. In 2019, there was…