Connecting with Your Kids–How to Listen so They Will Open Up

Just as children navigate new developmental stages, so parents must learn to relate to their children differently in each stage. This can be extremely difficult, especially when your sweet little one who used to share everything with you is navigating the...

Present Over Perfect

What is your “go to” way of living your life? Present or Perfect? These are two simple words with depth and meaning beyond face value. The words PRESENT and PERFECT can be significant in our day-to-day lives and can have a dramatic impact on the way we...

Conflict in Young Marriages

Conflict is part of life, how we handle it is another story. The first place we learn about conflict is in the home, ask yourself “How was conflict handled in my home growing up?” was conflict a constant in your house? Was it non-existent? Were you able to...

Trauma and Sexually Compulsive Behavior

“Why do I keep doing what I know is destructive to myself, my spouse, my marriage and my family?”  This is a question that many of us ask ourselves way too often!  And, yet, regardless of the known consequences we continue to “act...

A Tool of Recovery: (BA)HALT

I appreciate the practicality of the tools used by 12 step-groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous or Sex Addicts Anonymous. The tools help in establishing consistent sobriety, which is the basic foundation upon which all subsequent growth depends.  How important are...