The day-to-day stresses of living can often get in the way of staying close with the people who matter. Balancing the needs of paying the bills, managing the home, doing a good job at work, running errands and on and on, can each be a difficult feat in itself—add relationships to the equation and it […]
Getting Unstuck in Life and Relationships
“Leap and the net shall appear.” — John Burroughs Change is often scary. In fact, it can be so scary that people feel paralyzed by the thought of it. Even when things are going poorly in a person’s life and they know they need to take steps to change things, they can be rendered helpless. […]
Can People Really Change?
Throughout the years, I’ve seen countless couples on the brink of divorce. Often, one partner’s behaviors have been really toxic to live with, while the other partner has tried to manage them in a way that won’t escalate things. The managing partner often does so because s/he doesn’t believe it’s possible for their partner to […]