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Coping with Change at Christmas

Mary Lambrecht, M.S. LMFT

Change is often difficult for families, but changes during the Christmas season can be especially tough. Article...

Turning Financial Stress into an Opportunity for Growth and Attachment in Marriage

Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., LCSW

Many couples experience financial stress at some point in their marriage. However uncomfortable that stress may be...

Mine, Mine, Mine: A Look at Greed

Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Sometimes we humans are as selfish and greedy as a two-year-old. We try to obtain some illusive something by...

Entitlement, Money and Families

Suzan Myhre, M.S.S.W., LICSW, LPC

This article describes what entitlement means and how families send messages to their children about money and...

Family Finances: Don't Go Solo

Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., LCSW

Many couples experience financial stress at some point in their marriage. How they communicate that stress to one...

Treasuring Children: Helping Children In Chronically Difficult Families

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Families where addictions and chronic stress or conflict dwell are especially difficult for children to cope with...

Drunk With Hope: God's Help for Addiction and Emotional Wounds

Mary Lambrecht, M.S. LMFT

Emotional wounds can negatively influence relationships which can lead to addictive behaviors. Article explores how...

On-Line Gaming: How Much is too Much?

Suzan Myhre, M.S.S.W., LICSW, LPC

Article explores the explosion of the online gaming industry and the tough decisions parents have to make about...

Rebuilding After the Storm

August 18, 2005. A record breaking day in the history of Wisconsin with 27 confirmed tornadoes in one twenty-four...

Working Hard To Be Liked

Christine Vander Wielen, M.S.W., LCSW

People pleasers work very hard to be liked and crave love and acceptance from others at the cost of their own...

Help & Hope in Suicide Awareness - 2 of 5 - #3541

Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC

This excellent 5-part series on Suicide Awareness gives the personal experience of Lynn Stinski and of her brother...

Help & Hope in Suicide Awareness - 1 of 5 - #3540

Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC

This excellent 5-part series on Suicide Awareness gives the personal experience of Lynn Stinski and of her brother...

Flexibility in Family - #3533

Laura Demetrician, MS, LMFT

Flexibility is an often forgotten important element of healthy families. Life circumstances, children, and family...

Surviving Infidelity - #3530

Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Surviving the ultimate betrayal of infidelity is possible. Statistics, why the affair, and survival/overcoming...

Muddy Waters - 2 of 2 - #3519

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Communicating clearly in all of our relationship can be quite the task. Each of us being put together so...

Muddy Waters - 1 of 2 - #3518

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Communicating clearly in all of our relationship can be quite the task. Each of us being put together so...

Excellence vs Perfection - #3522

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Covering the difference between excellence and perfection, Sarah and Brenda talk about various statements one may...

A Hole in the Soul - 2 of 2 - #3521

Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC

When people grow up in difficult circumstances, they feel and often behave as though they are incomplete. However...

A Hole in the Soul - 1 of 2 - #3520

Lynda Savage, M.S., LMFT, LPC

When people grow up in difficult circumstances, they feel and often behave as though they are incomplete. However...

Reclaiming Power Through Truth - #3516

Brenda Spina, M.S., LMFT, LPC

Brenda and Sarah discuss the practical practice of speaking honestly throughout our days. To listen to fear, shame...