Question: What happens if you go to bed angry? Answer: You might get some sleep. Does that feel a bit anticlimactic to you? I’m sure many of you were expecting something a bit more intense, dramatic, or at the very least, interesting. However, that is the...
Forgiveness: How to do it Even When it Feels Impossible Have you ever gotten in a fight and felt you couldn’t forgive the other person? Does it often take you a full day to get over things? A week? A month? Or, even a year or longer? Ever notice the sharp pain...
Happy November! This is by far my favorite time of the year. In fact, my husband and I love this time of year so much he actually proposed around this time! The following months were filled with holiday parties and engagement celebrations. At the time, I was...
One of the most important lessons in couples therapy is learning how to respond rather than react to one another. This communication tool is simple to learn and understand, yet tremendously important. When you react to someone, you are saying or doing the first thing...
Validation: The art of expressing recognition and acceptance of a person’s emotional experience. So…what does that actually mean? Most of us have heard the term before, and we tend to be pretty good at recognizing when we are lacking validation from our...
