When you think of the word “infidelity,” like most people, your thoughts probably jump to physical infidelity. But the truth of the matter is that many couples in Sandy, Utah and elsewhere experience a completely different type of marital infidelity. In some cases, mental and emotional infidelity can prove even more destructive to a relationship …
Most children worry from time to time. Some children worry more than others. It can be difficult when you find your child worrying often but don’t know how to help. There are a few simple ways to start helping your child deal with his or her anxiety. Teach your child what anxiety is. Anxiety …
An increasing number of teenagers are experiencing depression but are not getting the help they need as many times the signs of adolescent depression are looked over as just some behaviors that happen during the teenage years as hormones are now coming into play. This causes a lot of confusion for both the teen …
You may have heard it before: “you shouldn’t should on yourself or anyone around you.” It’s a catchy little turn of grammar that is both tongue in cheek as well as really great advice. How often do we hear our friends, families, and even selves say something to the effect that another person “should’ do …
Adolescent counseling If you have ever struggled with anxiety, you are pretty normal. Anxiety is our bodies’ natural response that helps us to survive threatening situations. However, when you feel constantly bombarded with thoughts, feelings, and physical symptoms of anxiety to real or even imagined threats, you may benefit from the following tools to recover …
I recently revisited one of my favorite descriptions of the self-defeating beliefs that make us miserable. What I love most about this list is how in three quick summaries, the author, David Burns, encapsulates all the self-inflicted miseries in human experience. A quick look at the three below now. We all have our pet favorites …
While there are plenty of good habits that can improve a relationship, there are also a few things to avoid if you want to have a happy and healthy relationship. Learn more in this infographic.
Have you ever sat in a restaurant and looked around at the people sitting at the other tables? It always makes me sad when I see a couple sitting silently staring off into the distance or focusing on their phones. It doesn’t take long in a relationship to begin to feel like you know your …
One thing that has stuck out to me as a therapist is how often anger comes up as a response to anxiety or fear. I have found a lot of clients become reactive when something is said or done that strikes a nerve with their own fears and anxieties. Some of us have a more …
These two give us a lot of problems, first of which is the tendency to mix them up. Apathy is an absence of care and concern. Ambivalence is a mixed of emotions, often conflicting. I may even suggest to you that the two are exact opposites. Apathy is a plain piece of paper with no …
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