People who have control issues are usually trying to live a pain free life. (14)
Tonight I'll be talking to a group of men about being a man. There are so many things I could talk about. There are some scary statistics out there about us guys. But I don't want this to be a "Hey, guys suck and there's nothing we can do about it" type of night. I…
We all have emotions and feelings. For a long time, it seemed like our society tried hard to downplay emotions, and we’ve done a lot of work as a society to incorporate our feelings and emotions into our collective consciousness, but have we overcorrected? Allowing our feelings to steer the course of our lives can…
One of the common issues that I deal with in couples counseling is related to the aftermath of mistakes. A spouse cheats A spouse uses painful words like a scalpel to cut as deeply as possible. An angry outbursts scares the bejezus out of a spouse A secret offense is brought to light. The list…
"I realized people prefer to define us by what we do rather than take the time to discover who we are. Titles serve a quicker fix, which allows people to classify us without actually understanding us." (36) ~Kary Oberbrunner in Your Secret Name.
Welcome! Thanks for stopping by. I realize you may have come here for a variety of reasons. I’d like to point you in the right direction… Do you want help in the form of counseling? If you live in the great state of Michigan and you are looking for counseling, I am excited to offer…
Justice is usually considered to be the righteous application of law and order against those who misuse power, break laws, and harm others. Justice punishes and corrects the evildoer and warns others from urusuing a similiar path. What is problematic in this definition is it neglects the victim and fails to see that grace is…
