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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.

Difficult People

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Difficult people are men and women who, no matter what is said or done, always see you as “bad,” “wrong,” or insist...

Watch Out

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Behaviors that hinder the life stream of any relationship are as follows: Consistently resist sound, fair feedback...

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...

The Holidays

The winter holidays can be a time of tradition, community, and meaning. But it can also be a time of loneliness and...

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...

Yes or No?

Carrissa Pannuzzo, M.A., LMFT, LPC

When to say no and when to say yes? What a question! A simple way to figure this out is, will it cause you pain or...

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...