5 Things to Say to your Ex- During the Holidays
As we move through the holiday season, you may be wondering how to handle interactions with your Narcissistic Ex-, so here are five things that you can say: Nothing Nothing...
When your workplace becomes unsafe
We have seen significant progress in workplace behavior and design during the last ten years, but we have yet to eliminate all workplace drama and trauma. In past decades,...
Stress: Identify & Intervene!
Stress is everywhere. It can come from sources we perceive as positive and sources that we perceive as negative. Stress that comes from "positive" sources is referred to as...
Single Parenting
While the concept of single parenting seems daunting to many, it has both benefits and drawbacks. Probably the greatest inherent benefit of raising a child on your own is...
Relationship Health & Development
"Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction." ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery We like to believe that LOVE is the answer. We...
Raising Children with a Partner
If we're lucky, we're raised to be independent, free-thinking people. Self-reliance and a little ambition can take us a long way, yet when we enter relationship, the very...
Physical Well-being
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind We have come to learn that all life requires balance and that all systems work in concert. In order to achieve optimal wellness, you must be clear...
Parenting through Divorce
In Family Law, there is one phrase repeated throughout the divorce process when the couple has children: "for the best interest of the children." What's in the best interest...
Listening & Being Heard: Assertive Communication at its Best!
We like to believe that what we have to say is important. Yet, so much of what we say, is less important than what we do, according to research. According to these studies,...
Parent Skills Training
The concept that parenting is somehow innate is rubbish. Parenting requires skills that we learn by seeking out knowledge from those who have more experience and wisdom than...
Optimizing Professional Performance…
(even when you've got performance anxiety!) When your position or promotion depends on your performance, failure is not an option! Many of us experience some form of anxiety...
Managing Loss
Losing your Partner We all come into this world alone and we all leave alone. But, if we're really lucky, in between those two points, we enjoy some wonderful people along...
Finding the Right Relationship
Commitment is described and honored by many great authors: "In a time when nothing is more certain than change, the commitment of two people to one another has become...
Emotional Well-being
How often have you worked late, despite plans you’d made for exercise, social time, or dinner plans? In our quest to safeguard our jobs, ensure our positions, or maintain our...
Eating Disorders
In the last three decades, the incidence of eating disorders has increased dramatically in the United States. According to research, eating disorders affect nearly 5 million...
Domestically Violent Relationships
Domestic Violence Be advised: If you are, or anyone you know, is currently in a violent relationship, it is nothing to take lightly. While that there is nothing that says...
Divorce
We live in an era during which couples seem to end their marriages almost as often as they enter them. Sixty years ago, faith, culture and logistics inhibited divorce. Now,...
Depression and Mood Fluctuation
Depression strikes nearly 20 million people per year in the United States. And even as common as that may be, most folks suffering from depression feel isolated and alone....
Dealing with Difficult People
When we interact with difficult people or situations, we experience emotions. These feelings provide us with motivation to change how we interact with others. If we were to...
Boundary Setting & Negotiation in Relationship
Boundary Setting Many of us share the belief that if our relationship is truly healthy and loving, we don’t ever have to set boundaries with one another. Unfortunately, that...
Anxiety, Panic & Compulsive Behaviors
Nearly 20 million Americans experience some form of Anxiety Disorder per year. Because so many of the symptoms associated with the Anxiety Disorders present physically, many...
Addiction
We try to do the best we can. We work hard, and try to meet all of our obligations- to our boss, our spouse, our children, and our friends and families. But, sometimes, it...