marriage
Life Coach Notes: Post Holiday Resting?
I am remiss in taking so long to write this, but I’ve been a bit busy. I’m going to role-reverse and share a bit from my life first. During the course of the last two months, my Paleo food plan went missing and my daily exercise program ran away from me. My daily meditation and…
Read MoreThe “Other” A.D.D.: Addiction, Depression and Divorce and an Emotionally Intelligent Curriculum for Prevention, Expression and Connection
Addiction, depression and divorce…oh my! Like the unknown yellow brick road into the Land of Oz, confronting these three maladies can be very scary. And, from the statistics you’re about to see, apparently not important enough for us to put more resources into the prevention thereof. According to the National Institute of Drug Abuse: The…
Read MoreThe Disparaged Marriage: Sometimes it’s NOT Like the Horse and Carriage
Love and marriage, love and marriage Go together like a horse and carriage ~Love and Marriage by Frank Sinatra (lyrics by Sammy Cahn and music by Jimmy Van Heusen) What destroys more marriages than anything else? Likewise, what is the number one most common cause of divorce? Go ahead, take a guess. Or better…
Read MoreEmotional and Social Intelligence: Sometimes it Takes a Break-Up to Wake-Up
One of the more common areas in the counseling part of my business is helping people navigate relationships and the many challenges that often accompany these romantic dealings. I refer to these as my “making-up, breaking-up and waking-up” clients. I witness many happy break-throughs, but also see a lot of very sad breakdowns. Since most…
Read MoreThose Cheating Hearts and Why They – And Their Partners – Don’t Change
I was on one of the local TV stations a while back to talk about infidelities, cheating and affairs. Not fun topics, but real and unfortunately devastating when they occur. Why do people cheat? Many reasons, but primarily because of dissatisfaction in the relationship. But what’s most alarming is the lack of trying to remedy the…
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