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Giving To Others: Draining Or Fulfilling? 1 Mar 2012 | 07:20 pm
Giving to others can be one of the most fulfilling experiences in life, or it can be one of the most draining. What makes the difference? The difference has to do with WHY you are giving to others.
When You Love Yourself, You Let Others Off the Hook 19 Jan 2012 | 06:23 pm
Frequently, when I start to work with a new client, they believe that loving their self is selfish. Nothing could be further from the truth. A more accurate definition of selfish is expecting others t...
What Will Love Give You? 12 Jan 2012 | 07:14 pm
Did you grow up believing that if only someone REALLY loved you in the way you needed to be loved, then you would feel happy, safe, lovable and worthy?
What Does Having Sex Mean to You? 5 Jan 2012 | 01:08 pm
I’ve been counseling individuals and couples for many years. More than half the time, when couples are having problems or the relationship is dissolving, sex is one of the major issues. There are a nu...
Persistence: Playing a Poor Hand Well 5 Jan 2012 | 01:06 pm
"Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well." – Josh Billings, 1818-1885 Research indicates that holding good cards is actually of great benefit in life. People born i...
Are you Inspiring or Gloomy? 22 Dec 2011 | 12:08 pm
"You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything ...
How do you Make Others Responsible for Your Painful Feelings? 19 Dec 2011 | 01:34 pm
We have all learned many ways of trying to avoid or get rid of our painful feelings. Many of these ways are fairly obvious: addictions to substances and activities, staying in your mind rather than in...
Will Your Next Marriage be Better? 8 Dec 2011 | 12:59 pm
“It’s time for me to move on. I’ve learned so much – I just know that next time it will be better.” “Our new relationship has a great chance, because we’ve both been married before and have learned a...
How to Connect with Others 6 Dec 2011 | 10:08 am
We are inherently social beings, and feeling emotionally connected with another is one of the great joys in life. Yet, all too often, we feel lonely around another or others, wanting to connect and no...
Stop Taking the Bait of Projection! 22 Nov 2011 | 11:41 am
All of us have projected our own thoughts, feelings, motivations and desires onto others, and have been at the other end of projection. Many of us learned to project onto others as we were growing up,...
