We all have times of hardship in our relationships. Difficult times come into many marriages, families, parenting, and even relationships with friends and co-workers. These times can vary in their severity, length, and occurrence. While one couple is struggling with their marriage, another family may be stressed about their children while another is fighting with …
Is there a crucial conversation in your significant relationship that you are avoiding? Maybe you are avoiding it because you fear what his or her answer is. Maybe you don’t bring it up because it has turned into a fight in the past. But if you really think about it, does avoiding the conversation make …
If you know your partner has avoidant attachment style, you may be all too aware of how difficult it is to get close to him or her. Just when you think you had a break through conversation it may seem that they are more distant than ever. Avoidant attachment style usually prefer independence to intimacy. They …
Over the span of time, many of us become caught up and comfortable with mundane daily life. However, there is a risk in this because our marriages can become mundane and we begin to feel unhappy and less connected to our spouse. Dr. William Doherty, author, researcher and marriage therapist, suggests that we must take …
If nobody likes a bully then how in the world did we get so many? And what do you do when you’re faced with a bully? According to statistics, almost 20% of high school student in the US report to be bullied at school, just in this last year! Almost 15% of those indicated they …
What do you expect in a therapy session? People often come into the therapy office wanting advice, fixing, and wondering what the magic wand is that therapists learn to wave in all those years of school. As a musician, I have listened to and performed countless notes, combinations of harmonies and rhythms, and worked for …
A video went around on social media recently that caught my attention. The video asked older women what they would tell their younger-selves and their responses were to live in the moment and just be. We hear so many times by older generations how fast time goes and those with kids often hear that it …
As the popular saying goes, “every relationship has its ups and downs.” But many couples in Sandy, Utah and other parts of the state sometimes find that certain habits and practices can make those downs a bit more frequent of an occurrence than desired. While some habits can be quite harmless, other relationship habits could …
Wouldn’t life be simple if we lived in an old Western where the good guys wore cowboy hats and the bad guys wore bandanas over their faces and ominous music started up to warn is of scary things? Unfortunately, life so not so cut and dry, and people are not so easily labeled as bad …
Do you feel like your kids listen to you? Do you want your kids to talk to you more? Do you feel like there is too much conflict in your family? If so, this blog may point you in the right direction. Parenting in the Sandy, UT area or anywhere these days can be very …
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