Life is hard. Really hard. We can create a culture of encouragement.
Media Monday is a series where I focus on something that I have created in another form of media. It's designed to help cross multiple learning styles.
Life is hard. Really hard. We can create a culture of encouragement.
Media Monday is a series where I focus on something that I have created in another form of media. It's designed to help cross multiple learning styles.
Bowlby (1969) theorized that there were four interrelated behavioral systems that govern human behavior – attachment, caregiving, exploration, and sex. Of these, Bowlby recognized the attachment system, which moti- vates children and adults to seek safety and security through close contact with attachment figures, as being of primary importance in regulating the other systems. ~Taken…
If you are married, I'd like to ask you a few questions: What is your greatest wound from your youth? How has it impacted your marriage? What is your greatest fear regarding your marriage? What is your spouse's greatest wound? How does it effect your marriage? What is your spouse's greatest fear regarding your marriage?…
Introduction: This week, we continue our journey through the six rules of communication. I recommend starting with parts one and two, if you’ve not read them yet. Today, we’ll explore how to engage in conflict once we have identified that there is a problem that needs addressing. I love these ideas because they have been…
In life’s journey, we often face various challenges and obstacles, each demanding our attention and resolution. Yet, amidst this myriad of issues, one fundamental truth remains: we possess the power to choose our response to these problems. While we may not always have control over the circumstances that befall us, we have agency over how…
A common occurrence that happens all over the country in counseling offices every day is people wanting to be "happier." Almost every counselor asks the client, "How will you know when our time is done? What are your goals for counseling? A very common answer is that the client wants to be happier. Many of…
Part one can be found here and part two can be found here. There is a great scene in the animated movie, The Incredibles. The son Dash is being "encouraged" by his parents. One of his parents tells him that everyone is special. Under his breath he replies, "Then no one is." We are stuck…