Do you desire more romance in your relationship? When you first meet someone you are attracted to, romancing comes easy and you don’t need motivation to show how much you are falling in love. Giving gifts, sending sweet texts, telling him or her how special he or she is to you seems effortless. You don’t…
Were you one of the twenty- one million Americans who tested positive for Covid-19? I got the news that I tested positive on Christmas eve. Merry Christmas! Although I continued to remain asymptomatic throughout the duration- like forty to fifty percent of the positive cases (1), many people have experienced mild to moderate symptoms, and…
Why is it some couples seem to get along fine in their relationship, while others bicker, complain and don’t seem happy together? As a couple counselor, I have supported thousands of couples in building harmonious, long-lasting relationships, as well as created that for my own 27 year marriage. I want to share with you some…
Love is not the only thing you need to make your relationship work. Many people have been left by someone who has said “I love you.” If you want a healthy, long-lasting relationship you need several skills. For starters you need to be a competent communicator so you can relate to your partner’s needs and…
Are you one of the many people struggling to stay positive and healthy with all the negative fallout from the Covid-19? You may be bombarded by negative news updates, or sense the fear on the masked faces when you accidentally get closer than 6 feet from someone. Social media posts are evidence of our disunity…
My mother and father were both victims of childhood neglect and abuse growing up. Their unhealed maltreatment carried over to how they parented my siblings and me. My father would whip my mother, my siblings and me with his belt if we did not obey him. He would also yell, call us demeaning names, and…
My brother unexpectedly died 11 months ago from two blood clots in his lungs. He was only 56 years old. It has been an incredibly difficult loss for me, because of how close we were. I have been through several losses over the years, but losing my brother has been the most heartbreaking. I continue…
Did you know that depression affects more than 16 million Americans and is the leading cause of disability worldwide? Most people have experienced depressive symptoms several times throughout their life, especially if they are going through a loss, or a significant disappointment in life. If your symptoms of depression last more than a year it…
A necessary component to developing healthy emotions and having meaningful relationships is to know that we are unconditionally loved. Many of us look to others to feel loved, because many of us believe other human beings will validate for us that we are loveable.
Is it hard for you to let go of past experiences that have caused you emotional pain? As human beings, we all experience some emotional suffering throughout our lives. Emotional suffering can be caused by rejection, ostracism, verbal degradation, abuse, neglect, betrayal, abandonment, or unfair treatment. Research shows that emotional pain has the ability to…
