On Moods
I have talked before about how I feel you should embrace emotion. Even your surroundings and clothes are able to give a sense of emotion....
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Hurt Children Series: Setting Expectations
An intro to your home should be more than just when dinner is and what time to wake up for school. Bringing someone into your home could...
Hurt Children Series: Feeling Safe
So much of what we experience with hurt children comes from their lack of feeling safe. It's an important key to successful interactions...
Hurt Children Series: Loving Bad Parents
The first in the series, this video gives an overview of hurt children's love for seemingly unlovable parents. At the request of quite a...
The Sacrifice
You might find it is incredibly easy to sacrifice of your self, especially when it comes to someone you love. What about those you don't...
Building Mount Olympus
No one is good at everything. You might be good at something I struggle with or vice versa. Together though, we might complement each...
On Honesty & Truth Telling
Little lies and half-truths might not seem like a huge deal but they do have an impact. Even small lies can affect relationship dynamics....
On Being Kind
It seems like there is a lot of angst and strife in today's society. What causes these and how might you combat them? The answer lies...
The Monster Within Needs Love Too
Our relationships are supposed to bring out the best in us, so why do we often become worse when we partner up? Here's the thing, even if...
Permission to Pout
Sometimes, you may want to shoot laser beams from your eyes and destroy humanity. And that, my dear, is just fine.
The Small Matter of Choice
Life can seem pretty sucky and a lot of advice centers around shifting your attitude. But I think there's more to the solution, and it...
Losing Weight, Partner Style
Got a goal for getting fit? There's a key to success in losing weight while being in a partnership. And without it, the goal, or maybe...
The "Forever" Fallacy
We often come to the conclusion that a relationship is a failure if it ends. But in partnerships, friendships, and even family, the...
When Should I Seek Help?
I often get asked, how do you know when it's time to get help. If you are asking this question, then I think that now could be the...
Handling Difficult Holiday Chats
Most of us want a peaceful holiday season, but calmness and joy can be hard with heated, opposing views at family gatherings. Here I've...
The Hope in Heartbreak
There comes a time in everyone's life when you want to punch another person in the throat, and it's oft when some fool is trying to talk...
Fighting Fear
Holy smokes things are out of hand. I can't make it through a single minute of social media before seeing something hateful. Someone's...
On Saving Your Teeth
I used to hate going to the dentist. Like, more than just ‘prefer not to go’ feelings. Full-on visceral, I’d rather rip a hangnail up to...
Healing Hurt in a Tech-Centered Life
Everything is accessible these days. From parties to viewpoints via Instagram to tweets, there is literally someone out there for you....
Love Doesn't Suck
It’s February, which means people everywhere are judging themselves mercilessly based on the quality, or lack thereof, of their romantic...
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