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Is your screen time depressing?

Is your screen time depressing?

Are you willing to try an experiment? Find something to take notes with. Choose one day this week. Mark the ...
Flexibility During Life Changes

Flexibility During Life Changes

An ancient Greek philosopher named Heraclitus once said, “The only thing that is constant is change.” Transitions are a normal ...
Flying from Anxiety in January

Flying from Anxiety in January

Not only does January mean the beginning of a new year, it also means the end of the holiday season ...
Five Reasons Your Loved One Won’t Communicate

Five Reasons Your Loved One Won’t Communicate

The distance between people is often wide. Beyond the connection shared through physical touch, it is our words and ears ...
Writing a Happy Ending

Writing a Happy Ending

Once when working with a group of teens I had the pleasure of surprising them with the news that, despite all ...
Creating Happiness

Creating Happiness

Our culture chases after many things in an effort to fulfill our desire for happiness. We spend a considerable amount ...
Getting Together 5: Communicating as Equals

Getting Together 5: Communicating as Equals

Getting Together, Part 5 – Communicating as Equals Couples often struggle with communication. The inability to communicate leads to all sorts ...
Self-Care: The Best Gift of the Season

Self-Care: The Best Gift of the Season

We are in full holiday swing. Along with the festivities come parties, good food, presents, laughter, and twinkling lights. We ...
Reliability, Trust, and Forgiveness

Reliability, Trust, and Forgiveness

Part 4 - Getting Together: Building Relationships as We Negotiate Couples often struggle with communication. The inability to communicate leads ...
Give Thanks: The Most Simple Well-Kept Secret to Living a Fuller Life

Give Thanks: The Most Simple Well-Kept Secret to Living a Fuller Life

With Thanksgiving around the corner, it seems like a good time to talk about the practice of giving thanks. One ...
Getting Together: Building Relationships as We Negotiate: Part 3

Getting Together: Building Relationships as We Negotiate: Part 3

Couples sometimes struggle with communication. The inability to communicate leads to all sorts of misunderstandings, failures to resolve problems, and ...
How men and women perceive negative emotions differently: Good news about Empathy, Part 2

How men and women perceive negative emotions differently: Good news about Empathy, Part 2

Most people are aware that men are from Mars and Women from Venus, metaphorically speaking, thanks to Dr. John Gray ...