Fishing for a life lesson
The problem is that we all impact each other. Denying that is akin to denying gravity.
Dealing with mommy guilt; 3 key realizations
In my last post, we dealt with mommy (parent) guilt that stems from envy. While, I believe this type of guilt is not the majority, I do think it has too much space in our world. Today, I’d like to discuss parent guilt that comes from not being able to do the things that we’d…
The best person I know
This is my wife. In a few days, she'll be completing her college education. A few days ago, she started her graduate degree. She's the most amazing person I've ever met. Seriously. No exaggerating. I could talk about how her entire life, almost everyone told her she wasn't smart enough to actually finish school or…
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Sweet Lorraine: 75 years goes too fast
I have a lot going on in my head. More than is usual for me to have running around up there. Because of this fact, I have more than a few blog posts started but not finished because I can't seem to get them to go cleanly from start to middle to finish. So, today…
“The need has never been more pressing…”
At our office we talk a lot about emotional intelligence in children and adults. We talk a lot about the increased rate of children needing help to regulate their emotions. Recently, I read a book by John Gottman, and Daniel Goleman, which had this very disturbing quote in the beginning of the book. They offer…
Six things that give families identity and strength
School is right around the corner. At our CSC page, I wrote about how I am not excited about my girls going back for the year. Yes, I know it’s part of growing up, I get it. I know it’s part of the process, I just don’t like it. As a therapist, I often find…
Death sucks. Why June is often hard for me and a question for you
June is a hard month for me. It is both the month that my mom was born (the 7th) and the month that she died (28th). To be honest, I don’t remember much about the month that she died. I was vaccuuming the house when my Dad called to tell me that she had died….
6 rules of communication. Beginning thoughts on conflict.
Conflict is something we all have in life. No matter how good the relationship, people disagree. Typically, we do everything we can to avoid conflict. Some people use aggression to blow the conflict up while others use passiveness and run away. Probably most of us fit somewhere in the middle of those two positions. But…
Should we focus on our spouse or children more?
Continuing on with the idea of looking at other people's writings for some conversation fodder. I thought we would visit my friend Dean Dorman's blog. Dean is a local therapist and I have the privilege of calling this skilled clinician a friend. He has a book coming out in the not so distant future about…
Is Divorce selfish?
So I have been unable to get any of my own posts up this week. The good news is that our business is extremely busy and there are so many wonderful projects going on that I am literally running from one project to another. That coupled with school, coupled with family has meant that my…