The world is made more interesting and more beautiful because of our diversity and complexity. Unfortunately, this same diversity can also bring pain and estrangement. Families of the future need to know how to embrace and accept the special gifts and challenges that each individual member contributes to the whole. One of the subjects, besides […]
Accepting Our Differences in a Complex World
“In a republic we must learn to combine intensity of conviction with a broad tolerance of difference of conviction. Wide differences of opinion in matters of religious, political, and social belief must exist if conscience and intellect alike are not to be stunted.” -Theodore Roosevelt Not only within our extraordinarily rich and complex world are there vast differences […]
How Empathy Helps Us Help Others
Every day, doctors and nurses who have forgotten to wash their hands, spread infections killing 100,000 hospital patients each year in America and infecting nearly two million others. In fact, studies have shown that only about 40 percent of health care workers consistently adhere to recommended hand hygiene practices. David Hofman and researchers from the University […]
Improving the Dance of Intimate Connection
One of our favorite self-help books for clients, especially women, who need to focus on creating more healthy boundaries is The Dance of Intimacy by Harriet Lerner, published in 1990 but still relevant today. Written by a family therapist and staff psychologist from the Menninger Clinic, the book highlights the importance of women defining themselves […]
The Importance of Healthy Boundaries
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” Eleanor Roosevelt How often do you say things out loud or to yourself like: “He makes me feel stupid” or “I’m depressed because she is always criticizing me” or “He/she won’t let me do that. think that, feel that…”? If you believe that your self-esteem […]
Effective Discipline for Kids
One of most common reasons that parents request family therapy is when one or more of their kids are out of control. How’s Your Family Really Doing? describes how problems in a child can be related to many different factors but an obvious place to start is by asking yourself, if you are a parent, […]
