Holiday heartache?
This time of year can be tough. Never mind all the “normal reasons” – year end stuff at work, the stress of travel or shopping – this time of year can also mean you are struggling with your spouse or partner. This year may have...
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Is your relationship prepared for retirement?
How prepared are you (or were you) for retirement? Unless it was forced on you by your employer or health reasons (which unfortunately happens too often), you’ve probably spent a few years planning and organizing for those hopefully more relaxed years of your life. You...
Grief and loss
Let me start out with the disclaimer that I’m not a therapist, nor do I play one on TV, so the following is not based on my educational training but my life experiences and observations. Lately, life has brought a few sucker punches. I’ve found...
Becoming Closer While Having Conflict
Conflicts and disagreements are a normal experience in all relationships, but at times these can leave people feeling disconnected, in pain, frustrated, or sad, creating an emotional scar in the relationship. Yet, it is possible to have arguments in which people feel acknowledged, heard, and...
When Change Exalts Beauty
As human beings we are constantly in a changing state, whether we intentionally choose to, or it is a natural part of our lives; change is always present. From being a baby to being an adult, going to school to then going to work, or...