Spring is around the corner and summer not far behind. We are told by the end of May, many in our country will be vaccinated. Life will regain some normalcy. Some of you have been holding off getting married because of the pandemic. This summer…
Have you hit a point where you are struggling to see anything good in your spouse? Perhaps all you see is bad. I don’t know you, and maybe the bad so outweighs the good, that your feelings for your spouse are dead or dying. I…
First let’s talk about the word compel. To be compelled means to be driven or urged forcefully or irresistibly such as, “Exhaustion compelled him to sleep”. To be compelled can also mean to do or occur by overwhelming pressure such as, “Her family compelled her…
While “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas” may be fun to watch, no one wants to be dating or married to a Grinch—especially not at the holidays— especially not this year. Getting “grinchy” is roughly defined as being a party pooper, Debbie Downer, etc.. We have…
The holiday season can be very difficult for many people. Some are reminded every year of childhood trauma. Others are reminded of a great loss. Others just feel sad, because their lives have never lived up to magic that Christmas promised. I don’t need to…
Before I became a marriage therapist, I counseled children in a middle school setting. I can’t tell you how many children sat in my office feeling stress and sadness over issues between their parents. Many cried. All felt pain. Kids came to see me at…