I am often asked by couples if the way they behave towards each other is “normal”.
Normal in psychological terms is the equivalent to average.
What they really want to know is how well or poorly they are doing as compared...
Is an impending divorce wreaking havoc on your well-being? Were relationship "red flags" waving for quite some time, but you turned a blind eye to them?
From the outside or even from within the marriage, the relationship may not have...
Happy couples can have heated arguments and fight.
Sometimes during a bad fight, couples will slam doors, walk off, give each other the cold shoulder or the silent treatment, and put-up emotional walls.
Some have very poor communication skills and do...
Everyone wants to be happy…don’t you? “I just want to be happy” is probably the number one answer to the question, “What do you want out of life”?
The pursuit of happiness is a phrase with which we are all...
Some people spend too much time thinking about what bad things may have been done to them.
They obsess over every remark, possible insult, slight or rejection they have ever experienced. They can torment themselves with upset or anger over...
A client came to see me recently and explained that he finds it very hard to decide almost anything. The more important the decision the more he agonizes.
He wants every decision to be “perfect”. He is often petrified of...
Burnout is real and widespread. Forbes Magazine has reported that a significant percent of the working population suffers from it worldwide.
Burnout is not technically a clinical term, but one that is used to describe a state of emotional, mental...
An affair has been discovered. It could feel like a powerful explosion has just shattered your world.
You and your spouse are in turmoil. There are uncontrollable emotions rocking you.
What do you do?
When trust is broken there is often an...
Almost anyone you meet these days is seeking ways to improve, become more “evolved” or just simply be a better person. The self-growth and self-help industry has soared in popularity almost as fast as the diet and fitness industry.
It...
We all have disagreements.
We may bicker about or debate our differences but just having a disagreement is not cause for a battle.
Some people take what could be seen as a simple disagreement to the level of a major conflict.
A...