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The Marriage "Mess"
Laura Demetrician, M.S., LMFT
Marriage brings us (sometimes quite often) to a place where we must make a choice. We have the decision of running...
Holding On To Hope
Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., LCSW
Occasionally the only thing you can do for someone is to hope for them, until they can hope for themselves.
Guarding the Calendar
Laura Demetrician, M.S., LMFT
Life can feel out of control sometimes, and as the school year starts, I recommend taking an honest real look at the...
Five Steps in Forgiving
Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC
Forgiveness is not sympathy. Forgiveness is not denying unfairness. Forgiveness does not have to forget...
Rambling Resentments
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
Bitter discontent at being treated unfairly. We all experience it. People, circumstances and situations lingering...
Influence
Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC
Those who influence us sometimes assign us things. A significant part of assigned influence is that we may choose...
Holding On To Hope
Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., LCSW
"Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." ~Romans 12:12 NIV When I was in...
Letting Go
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
Many reading this will believe that letting go means the other person wins or they condone the behavior as ok. This...
The Power of Words
Carrissa Pannuzzo, M.A., LMFT, LPC
If you're like me, sometimes it can be easy to forget the power of words. Different words are powerful to different...
Rude
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
Answering before listening is both stupid and rude. It reveals our focus on our self, our own argument and need to...
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Working Hard To Be Liked, #1 of 3, #3344
Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., CAPSW
People pleasers work very hard to be liked and crave love and acceptance from others at the cost of their own...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, #5 of 5, #3343
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
Various authors have discussed and creatively labeled the roles each individual may play in the overall functioning...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, #4 of 5, #3342
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
Various authors have discussed and creatively labeled the roles each individual may play in the overall functioning...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, #3 of 5, #3341
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
Various authors have discussed and creatively labeled the roles each individual may play in the overall functioning...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, #2 of 5, #3340
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
Various authors have discussed and creatively labeled the roles each individual may play in the overall functioning...
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, #1 of 5, #3339
Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC
Various authors have discussed and creatively labeled the roles each individual may play in the overall functioning...
Honey, are you doing that to bug me? #5 of 5, #3338
Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., CAPSW
We sometimes think that our spouses do things just to bug us, when it is really how they are hard wired. In this...
Honey, are you doing that to bug me? #4 of 5, #3337
Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., CAPSW
We sometimes think that our spouses do things just to bug us, when it is really how they are hard wired. In this...
Honey, are you doing that to bug me? #3 of 5, #3336
Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., CAPSW
We sometimes think that our spouses do things just to bug us, when it is really how they are hard wired. In this...
Honey, are you doing that to bug me? #2 of 5, #3335
Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., CAPSW
We sometimes think that our spouses do things just to bug us, when it is really how they are hard wired. In this...