Do you have a partner, boss or co-worker who you would often–operant word, often–describe as crazy-making?  Does s/he frequently seem to give with one hand and grab it back with the other? This can be a description of the emotional and verbal behavior of a passive-aggressive person. My friend, Brenda, was telling me about her friend, [...]
Recently, I was working with a couple who were with me for the second counseling session. At the end, the fellow said:Â “How long is this going to take to know if this relationship can get better?” Big question with no answer. But, what it did highlight that I thought I’d share with you today [...]
Do you think you might need relationship help because your partner sometimes seems like  an alien? Does it seem that the person with whom you are trying to communicate is from a different planet, or speaks an entirely foreign language to you?  Well, I don’t know about the planet part, the language difference can [...]
Today, in preparation for the New Year, I was painting my front door. Having a great interest in Feng Shui, it is not an unusual thing for me to be upgrading my home and office to welcome in the best possible energy for the New Year. But, here’s what prompted me to write today: while [...]
Relationship problems and the holidays? It happens. Oh, we so hope everyone will be different when we visit them this holiday season…especially the difficult, fearful and judgmental ones! In fits of wishful thinking, we hope that any growth we have achieved during the past year will have, by osmosis, been passed along to them. They [...]
At the risk of sounding cliché, I’m going to ask – Why do we wait for a designated holiday to start celebrating? I know the daily grind sometimes doesn’t seem like a lot to celebrate about, but when you really consider it, isn’t the fact that you’re breathing in and out worth celebrating?! I think [...]
