Can I survive the holidays? (and please everyone)
Getting through the holidays can be notorious for being stressful for a variety of reasons. Pressures to host, to get gifts, and see friends and family. As a host, there are so many details and …
Navigating the Holidays as a Couple
If your families are anything like mine, your holidays are full of characters. That’s not to say every family is made up of a bunch of degenerates, but the more people that get together at …
Surviving Family Conflict During the Holidays
Fall and winter bring with them not only cooler weather and sweaters, but also a season of celebration. Across the nation, families are celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza, Boxing Day, St. Lucia Day, Three Kings Day, …
Infidelity – Clouded By Myth
According to couples therapists, infidelity is the second most difficult relationship problem, surpassed only by domestic violence. Most of the time, the other partner gets blindsided in the knowledge about their partner’s affair. Affairs do …
What are your habits? Part 2, Complaining vs Caring
Has someone ever asked you “how is it going” and your response was “I have no complaints”? More than likely you have either said it or heard someone say it. Sometimes my follow is “even …
What are you habits? Part 1, Supporting vs Criticizing
What comes to mind when you think of the word “habit”? Running? Reading? Whistling? Clinking your spoon on a coffee cup? (thank you I Love Lucy for those two examples). There are many habits we …
