Trust After Relationship Deception
It is possible to love someone, believe you are being loved in return, and either gradually or suddenly be handed the surprise of lies, broken promises, verbal …
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 …
The Dementia Difference
“What Is Dementia Anyway?” After addressing a wonderful audience at a Community Based Presentation recently, a woman asked me: “What exactly is …
Speak with the (Therapy) Chef before Ordering from the Menu
There are countless varieties of therapy models and most have believers convinced one type is better than another. Research of a few decades ago concluded that …
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 …
Turn Regret into Deeper Self-Knowledge
All of us have felt embarrassed, uneasy and even some sense of shame about the way we handled ourselves in a particular situation or relationship. This sense …
Add Self-Respect to Your Repertoire
With self-respect as your guidepost, many relationship dilemmas, crossroads, emotional hurt, sadness and anguish, are either avoidable, shorter lived, and will …
Have you Evolved Today?
Too many years of the rhythm of the school year and it is ingrained in me to see September as sort of an interim start of a new year, at least as far as most …
Caps Off to the Graduate!
Caps are flying everywhere, and graduates are excited, and scared at the same time. They are moving on to the next phase of their lives. Some will be …
The Gift of Yourself for the Holidays
The holiday conflicts we often experience have to do with people and things that don’t fit in with our way of thinking or being. Yet we all want to belong …