Dealing with Family on the Holidays
"Dealing" with family. It would be nice if everybody was able to cherish their family time in the manner the holiday classics envision, but sadly, this isn't reality for [read more]
An Experience of Depression
It’s morning. I try to open my eyes as I lay in bed, but really I just want to leave them closed. Merely trying to peel open my eyelids [read more]
Why Depression is So Difficult
I’m not naive enough (at least I don’t think?) to think that I have the one reason that depression is such a difficult state of being. Depression has a [read more]
Are You Becoming Your Parents?
It’s one of the most subtle, underlying questions that I hear in various forms nearly every day in my office. Some version of, “Am I going to become like [read more]
Migraines: “No One Understands”
Can migraines hurt your relationships? Unfortunately, they can, and often they do. This is just an additional frustration and inherent lack of fairness experienced in the life of someone [read more]
Strengthen Your Relationships This Holiday…
This year on Christmas day and New Year's day, try turning off your phones, tablets, and computers for the day. Be in the present with those closest to you [read more]
Relationships and Social Anxiety: Who Are We Really Hiding From?
People often prefer to believe that it’s possible to hide pieces of ourselves that we don’t want people to see, often exaggerating certain qualities in order to conceal others: [read more]
Why Relationships Break Up
There are many perspectives on why relationships don’t always last, and more than one theory has validity to it. I’m going to present a theory I call the “broken [read more]
Ending Arguments
Relationships all have their bumpy moments. Some happen more than others, but relationships that last are able to move forward from these moments without getting caught up in the [read more]
Grudges: Who Really Suffers?
How many times have you been on the receiving end of a grudge? It’s not an easy place to be. Generally when someone has a grudge against you, anger, [read more]