Millions of individuals in the United States are diagnosed with depression. It can make you want to isolate yourself from loved ones, including your family. Even under perfect circumstances, navigating familial relationships can be difficult. Depression puts a further strain on your family. This is not to make you feel guilty about your depression. Unfortunately, […]
Overwrought and Overwhelmed? “Keep Calm and Carry On”
What??? What do you mean??? This is not WAR; it is just the holidays! Life is just so busy, and it seemingly never slows down! So many of us feel pulled in a dozen directions at once during this season. Maybe work, school, and family obligations pile on layers of pressure. Perhaps “to do” lists […]
Brain Changer? Exploring the Effects of So Much Screen Time on Our Kids
Our modern world is flooded with electronic communication devices. Of course, gadgets such as computers, smartphones, and tablets represent a revolution in the way we exchange ideas and consume media. In many ways, they make our lives more comfortable, and the technological revolution is only getting faster and more compact. However, what are the effects […]
Successful Conflict Management, the Key to a Great Marriage
How to manage conflict successfully is a skill that can make or break a marriage and is therefore extremely important. The good news is that we can learn successful conflict resolution. “It takes two to tango” so when one partner moves into conflict management, the other usually follows or can be coaxed into following… Couples […]
Conflict: A Door to Greater Intimacy
The secret to a good partnership, any partnership, be it a marriage, an enduring lifelong friendship or a business partnership, is to capture the opportunity for greater understanding through the door of conflict. My thirty-year-old son told me the other day, “Relationships are hard, Mom. While you and Dad had conflict in your relationship and […]