Counseling
How do you fall back in love? Moving past despair in your relationship
Every friendship travels at sometime through the black valley of despair. This tests every aspect of your affection. You lose the attraction and the magic. Your sense of each other darkens and your presence is sore. If you can come through this time, it can purify with your love, and falsity and need will…
Read MoreHow to be Happy: The role true forgiveness plays in regards to our happiness.
True Forgiveness: At one time or another we all find ourselves uttering the phrase, “I’m not ready to forgive, yet”. When I talk about forgiveness in my office, resistance is not an uncommon response. We resist because we lack the understanding that true forgiveness has more to do with our own peace of mind…
Read MoreQuestion to Ask Before You Get Married
I have included just a few questions that come up in premarital counseling. This is not a substitute for premarital counseling, however, it may be a good addition to seeing a counselor. COUPLE DISCUSSION: 1. Why did you decide to cohabit? 2. How long have you been living together? 3. Do you have children…
Read MoreCan Your Relationship Survive an Affair?: Are some marriages better off if one partner cheats?
Most people say they would never put up with a spouse cheating on them. Whoever, we never really know how we will react to a situation until we have direct experience with the event. An affair can be the last straw or a blessing in disguise that revives a marriage, it all depends on how…
Read MoreSex Addiction: What causes sex addiction?
I wanted to share this video of Ram Dass speaking on the subject of addictions. He has a very simple straight forward way of explaining things and in this video he gives some insight into what motivated people to continue using something even after it has proven to be unhealthy for them. Sexual compulsion is…
Read MoreShould You Accept Your Partner’s Bad Habit?: How accepting your partner benefits you
Many people are afraid that if they fully accept their partner, bad habits and all, that the act of acceptance will leave them open to being taking advantage of or becoming a doormat. They are worried that if they accept a person the way they are that it will mean giving up a part of…
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