”The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.” -Norman Vincent Peale In Part 1 […]
Continue reading...Top 10 Tools for Surviving Family Vacations
Now that school’s out, everyone wants to play and go on vacation. Having a flashlight and flares for a car trip is a great idea. So is a travel bag of games and CDs. But what about a repair kit for family feelings? Or a road map to harmony? Even a dream vacation in an […]
Continue reading...Making Peace with Painful Memories
“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.” -Lois Lowry, author of The Giver I am writing today inspired by this week’s celebration of Memorial Day in the United States, a tradition that began after the Civil War to honor those who lost […]
Continue reading...Joy=Love–Fear and Other Emotional Equations for Happiness
“Everything can be taken from a man or a woman but one thing: the last of human freedoms is to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”– Dr. Viktor Frankl There are a lot of excellent self-help books out there these days. So many, in fact, that it […]
Continue reading...Why Are We Becoming More Lonely?
“All the lonely people, where do they all come from? All the lonely people, where do they all belong?” -from the song, Eleanor Rigby, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, released in 1966. Being lonely is not just painful, it is a major contributor to a host of health problems including depression, sleep problems, obesity, […]
Continue reading...Look Out, Parents! The Kids are Catching Your Emotions
Susan and Larry called our counseling clinic to get help dealing with the problems of their seven year-old son, Billy. Billy was falling behind in school, having trouble paying attention in class, getting into skirmishes with kids on the playground, and fighting constantly with his four-year old sister. Mom and Dad were upset, worried, and […]
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