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Why We Fight: Comments on Esther Perel’s Video

Some of our most hurtful moments can come at the hand of someone we love. According to Esther Perel and her YouTube presentation, Fight Smarter: Put Escalating Fights on Ice, Esther claims that the reason we fight is because one of three needs....
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Men, Women, and Emotional Processing

You’ve heard the phrase, men are from Mars, women are from Venus. The term became popular after the publication of John Gray’s famous self-help book for relationship success. And as true as the sky is blue, men and women process emotion differently...
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Why Is Dating So Dang Hard

Gone are the good ol’ days, when you meet someone at a local event, at work, or even at the grocery store. You get their number and wait a few days to make an actual phone call....
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Why You Want Your Ex Back: Especially When you Know It Won’t Work:

You were with someone that you thought was pretty wonderful. You had some good times, and then, some not so good times. For whatever reason, you decided to part ways....
Acceptance and Commitment

The First Steps of Conscious Manifestation: What Ekhart Tolle is Missing

Just 3 days ago, a new YouTube video appeared in my news feed. The First Step of Conscious Manifestation | Conscious Manifestation 2020, by Ekhart Tolle. In the video, Mr. Tolle instructs us on how to handle negative experiences....
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The Teenage Brain: What you need to know

Would you be surprised if I told you that quote was written by Socrates over 2000 years ago? Needless to say, what you are experiencing with your teen is nothing new. If you have a teenager, you probably have been met with disrespect, talking back, risky behaviour, defiance, apparent laziness…...

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Alone vs Loneliness: The Path to Self-Love

A few years back, I made a comment to my mother about feeling alone. I had been single for a number of years. Even though I was actively engaged in raising my two children alone, completing my Master’s degree, and then starting my private practice, I still had moments when...

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The Art of Screwing Up: Oops, I Did It Again!

“Oops! I did it again!!” Let’s discover “the art of screwing up” Does this famous song ever sound like a theme song for your life? I could seriously consider it for my own. I can not tell you how many times I have apologized to my children for messing up...

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Isn’t it Time You Forgave Yourself

I was chatting with someone on Instagram. She recounted past interactions with her children that were less than ideal. That is, for the mother that she would like to have been. The years of living in a toxic marriage had taken their toll. This compassionate mother shared her attempts to...

Attachment-Based Psychotherapy

Steps For a True Apology

A true apology differs from the usual, “I’m sorry”!, a simple offering with no real intention for change. In contrast, a true apology is about making lasting change. This is what moves you forward in life with a focus on growth instead of being stuck in the past. If you...

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The Mourning Process: For Loss of an Idea or an Ideal

Have you ever had a situation that is long in the past, but you still seem to have this underlying nagging feeling? Maybe it’s because you need to go through the mourning process. Let’s learn more about the mourning process. We often attribute mourning to the loss of life. But...

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Relaxing Brings Happiness: So Why is it so Dang Hard?

What if someone told you that taking more time to relax will make you happier? A recent study featured in neurosciencenews.com (cited below) states that hedonism is just as important to well-being as is working towards long-term goals. In this article, we will discuss how relaxing brings happiness. Woo-hoo!! It’s...

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