How Too Much Generosity Weakens You and Your Relationship
“Generosity” has so many positive connotations it is hard to imagine the term as an action which may damage either the giver or receiver of someone’s …
Topic: Relationships
On Gratitude and Dwelling in Possibility
Recently, I went to an outdoor concert with some friends. Mavis Staples, a fabulous gospel singer in her seventies, was the headliner. There was no formal …
Unconditional Love
I moved away from home at 19! Actually, they moved away from me. Have 8 younger siblings and after my first year of college, my family moved half way across …
Parenting Other People’s Children
My mother was an extraordinarily patient woman as is my daughter with her three young kids. Me, not so much! I think I was a great mom raising my daughters …
Loving Your Mother Who Didn’t Love You
This painful sounding title describes a dilemma many people face. The well meaning yet distracted advice that “your mother loved you in the best way she knew …
Mother’s Day is Not for Everyone
Mother’s Day is hard for many people. They want to do the right thing, and they can’t find a card for their mother that doesn’t aggrandize a …
Getting Help Before Disaster Strikes in Your Marriage
There are so many people who come to therapy because they are very angry. They do not feel important, because they are not heard, their needs are not being …
Respect Your Standards in Love And Your Partner Will Too
Usually we don’t combine the topic of “love”and that of “standards”. Love fulfills romantic dreams, lifts our spirit and imagination, and inspires …
Deeply Know Loving
There are many faces to “love.” However, we rarely speak of the kind of love that actually defines the person. How can we recognize that kind of love …
Valentine’s Day, Time to Reflect on Your Relationships
“Relationships are like rose bushes. When you are wounded by a thorn, decide if it is worthwhile as you remember the fragrance of the rose.” Relationships …