Love is the greatest principle to be learned in the family setting. If parents influence and direct and persevere with love, then members of the family will also make that principle a part of all they do. Sometimes, though, it is difficult for parents to express love. It isn’t that they don’t love their family, it is only that they have a…
Divorce has a way of making even the most self-assured suddenly become full of uncertainty. It makes us question our worth and at the same time we are thrust back into the single world. “Was I not good enough?” “Was it my fault?” “Maybe I am getting old!!”. Increasing confidence is important during and after a breakup as confidence plays…
Embracing change in work and life is essential to growing as an individual and being a better person than who you were yesterday. Change never seems natural or that easy. We naturally repel it and often we want to retreat back into our comfort zone. Normalcy is safe; as it doesn’t provoke fear and it allows us to live our lives…
While ‘tis the season to be merry”, for many of us, it’s also a season for stress, anxiety and angst, which leads us to behave in ways we’re sure to regret later. During this time of year, people often resort to bad habits—they may cave into sugar cravings, go for the booze and overdose on caffeine. This may be a good time to try…
As the whole family makes the transition into back-to-school mode, there is a variety of stressors that plague both kids and parents alike—from difficult homework to a stricter bedtime. With summer flying by and many school start dates approaching, kids will be back to class in a flash. While many kids find summer vacation too short, resisting going back to…
In America, there is one divorce approximately every 36 seconds*. That’s nearly 2,400 divorces per day, 16,800 divorces per week and 876,000 divorces a year. The average length of a marriage that ends in divorce is eight years. People wait an average of three years after a divorce to remarry. (if they remarry at all) A divorce cannot be applied for until a couple has been married for at least one year. Divorce proceedings are started by filing…
When you’re finally with someone who treats you the way you deserve, that person never leaves you guessing about something they said, or where you stand, or what’s coming next in the relationship. It’s not a game, and they’re not the gatekeepers of a fate you’re waiting to uncover the truth about. They’re certain about their intentions, and when they’re…
We know that the one thing getting in your way is YOU. Your thinking, your values, your beliefs, your experiences and your perspectives all come together to form your current results. By honing in on your thinking. Are you feeling frustrated because you can smell the success, but you just haven’t been able to see any of it? “We are…
Talk sex with your kids – For many of us, “the sex talk” went something like this: Mom and/or Dad sat you down at the age of, say, 12, announcing, amid sighs and seat shifting, that it’s time to learn about “the birds and the bees.” The conversation takes about two minutes because everyone’s so uncomfortable. Mom and/or Dad may…
When thinking of ways to reduce stress in life, usually techniques like meditation, yoga and journaling come to mind. These are great techniques, to be sure. But getting a new best friend can also have many stress relieving and health benefits. While human friends provide great social support and come with some fabulous benefits, but benefits of furry friends: cats…