A Man Gives Way to His Addiction–and Dies Shortly before Christmas, John’s mother came home to her dead 40 yr. old son. He had been living with her for several years in an attempt to help him commit to sobriety. Her values prevented her from walking away. His addiction had been a long struggle for [...]
Care Giving May Bring an Array of Emotions Being a care giver is, at times, one of those jobs that can provide indescribable joy, other times it may seem thankless, even hopeless. In most jobs in our lifetime, there are different markers that tell us if we are succeeding, e.g. raises in pay, boss’ evaluations [...]
The Roles of Parent and Child Change The elderly population is growing at an exponential rate! At some point many of us will move into care giver roles for our parents, whether it is in our own homes, their homes, or supervising care in a facility. We will be charged to add a creative part [...]
Rounding Out The Caregiver Role When a person is dropped into a caregiver role, it may seem impossible to know how to begin. A light bulb lit up for me this weekend while attending a coaching conference: many of the same guidelines of life coaching can be applied in a slightly different manner to care [...]
Stress is Affecting Family Well-Being as Americans Head Into Holiday Season Washington, DC – The American Psychological Association’s (APA) newest Stress in America survey found that stress is taking a physical and emotional health toll on children and could have long-term impacts on the health of families. As the holiday season quickly approaches, psychologists warn [...]
Continuing From The Last Post In the last post, a client writes about finally being free of her damaging behaviors that allowed a man to repeatedly hurt her. In this post she explains how she changed her behavior patterns for the good. She definitely will benefit from not being a slave to a person who [...]
Words From A Believer Time is usually necessary to integrate change, especially in self-esteem. My client deployed overseas after she had sought therapy for a number of sessions. She had been feeling desperate about relationships not working out and finding herself being used. However, she was afraid of letting relationships go because of her fears [...]
What A Big Step; I didn’t Think I could Do It! Depression and anxiety had plagued her for years. She tentatively had been trying to wrap her thoughts around making some demands for herself. Her passive nature usually stopped her before actually taking steps to claim time for herself. Personal growth had been at a [...]
Changing The Zebra’s Stripes Too often passive and emotionally abused individuals don’t know how to get out of relationship patterns that are destructive. If the answers were obvious, they would have resolved the issues long ago, and gone on with their personal growth. They feel stuck and question if there even is a way out. [...]
The Worst Of Long Distance Relationships Lest we forget, war takes a horrible toll on all touched. This post is dedicated to the one who is left behind, support is his main mission, and to the one who goes to war. Not being a military psychologist, I treat those who bravely wave goodbye, knowing their [...]
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