Prescription for Holiday Stress: Take One Day at a Time It’s that time of year again. Fall and winter holidays come close together, and as much as we enjoy celebrating festive occasions, making these celebrations happen can be exhausting. Only this … Read More
The other day, I was talking with a client by phone. She was significantly upset by her husband’s behavior. She was at home recovering from a surgical procedure. Although she had the help of her mother and teenage children, what … Read More
How often does “I do” turn into “I don’t?” I am afraid to say that the answer is, “Too often.” Divorce is frequent and can occur multiple times for one individual. I don’t think anybody needs my wise counsel about … Read More
Communication is our lifeline, much like a life preserver is to a drowning person. Without it, we are bereft. It is a learned skill, but unfortunately, not many efforts have been made to teach it. It is more or less … Read More
This title sounds weird, doesn’t it? Especially coming from a marriage counselor. Often clients call on me to save their marriage and fix what is wrong. It occurred to me that using that word, fix, is about as productive as … Read More
I recently saw the movie A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood. I wasn’t really expecting to see a story about forgiveness. Of course, I had seen “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” as a child. Many of us have had that pleasure. But … Read More