“I Can’t Decided!”: Help on making difficult decision

So many of us get stuck when it comes to making what we consider a difficult decision about our life. If you find yourself reading this, chances are you might be in the middle of trying to determine what your next step will be.   When we get stuck we’ll often seek out the advice…

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Dealing with the fear of never getting married

Once upon a time, I was a counselor to college students going through difficult times.  I saw a lot of clients experiencing homesickness, anxiety about what to do when they completed college, mild depression that stemmed from the feeling of not fitting in, but the thing I remember most vividly was the reported fear that…

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Mother-Son Sexual Abuse

Mother- Son Incest   For most people the idea of a mother abusing her children, let alone sexually abusing her children, just doesn’t compute.  But sadly, mothers do sexually abuse their children and even worse is that it often goes unnoticed or overlooked as harmful.   Many grown men who have been sexually abused by…

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Sex Addictions Are Not About Sex: The Truth about sexual addiction

Is sex addiction* really about sex? Is any addiction really about the element to which a particular person feels drawn? People can become drawn to anything, and they do, for that matter.   Oftentimes when treating a compulsion we look to eliminate the symptom without looking at the cause. We look to stop the drinking,…

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How To Be Happy In Your Relationship- No Matter What

We often look to our relationship to supply us with a sense of personal happiness and fulfillment.  While relationships can certainly be enjoyable, they also bring with them a great deal of unhappiness depending on how we go about them.   Many of us can sense when a relationship is not enjoyable but few understand…

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