For How Parents Can Help Prevent Suicide: Part I click here As a parent, you may notice that as your child reaches early adolescence that you experience more relationship trouble than you did when he or she was younger. The primary reason for this according to human development expert Erik Erikson is because your child …
Has your world been rocked by infidelity? Do you feel confused? Like everything you thought you believed in was a lie and now you question other things you believed were true as well? Coping with infidelity can be very difficult. Hurt partners can actually experience symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder, almost as if they …
For nearly three decades researchers have studied forgiveness in relation to personal healing and physical health. They have found that forgiveness has significant impacts on your emotional and physical well being. People who forgive age better, have fewer cardiovascular problems, less chronic pain, less depression, and maintain attitudes which are related to a healthy life. …
Do you or your partner feel that your intimacy often gets put on the back burner? Or do you feel that you are just too tired at the end of the day? It’s likely that the expectation for spontaneity in your intimacy is part of the problem. Many of us have expectations that …
If your social media of choice is anything like my own, you’ve been seeing a lot of opinions lately, generally shared with some level of defense, certitude, and even shaming towards all who may disagree. Like it or not, your children are hearing and talking about these topics as well, and facing their own social …
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For many of us, our lives become busy and overflowing with all of the various tasks to do, work, kids, the holidays, relatives, and other outside commitments. Some people enjoy being busy having a packed full schedule while others find these times distressing and straining on them and their marriage. Whether you give rise to …
In a world dominated by social media and other distractions, it’s hardly surprising that many relationships have suffered due to misplaced priorities and other mishaps. As a result, many in Sandy, Utah and across the nation have turned to couples therapy to deal with bad habits and other problems that are undermining the success of …
Dr. Anthony Jurich, expert in adolescent suicide prevention, stated, “Death is a five-letter ‘four-letter’ word.” In our culture, it is easier to avoid the topic and shove or push it away if it does come up and deny it as a possibility. Parents today never imagined that their beloved son or daughter could consider or …
What we know about emotions cross all cultures is that all humans feel the same basic emotions. These six common cross- continental emotions are: Anger, sadness, surprise, excitement, disgust, shame, or joy. One of the assumptions of one of the best forms of couples therapy, called Emotionally Focused Therapy, is that problems improve when we can express …
Do you fear being yourself, or letting others know the “real” you? Is vulnerability a bad word to you? Do you have the courage it takes to be your true self in your relationships, knowing it could mean that you will be rejected? In a TED talk by Brene Brown on the power of vulnerability, …
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