Do Relationships Have an Expiration Date?
Is your relationship doomed to fail? Does your marriage have an expiration date stamped on it? Aside from one of you expiring, of course. I recently read an article at PsychologyToday.com regarding the divorce of Al and Tipper Gore. Author Susan Pease Gadoua posed a...
When Should You Seek Professional Counseling?
How to know if you’re in need of counseling?
The Power of Vulnerability
One of the best videos on why we need to learn to be vulnerable with others. It's funny, we all hate it, fear it, and will do almost anything to keep from having to do it. Sadly, vulnerability is the only place one ever find true intimacy with others....
Resilience: How it’s Built – Nature vs. Nurture
For years the argument has been over whether it's our nature (what we're born with) or our nurture (how we're raised) that determines our level of resilience in life. This short video explains how the two work together to determine how well we bounce back after a life...
The Surprising Results of a 75 Year Study into Happiness
When asked what matters most in life, the research is clear!
Should Christians Ever Seek Professional Counseling?
In the Christian faith, we like to label the dos and don’ts in life as black and white. While scripture is very clear on many practices, some are left up to individual decision and personal conviction. Through the years, multiple (and even some oppositional) views...
Porn Addiction on the Human Brain
Understanding how internet porn use effects the brain.
Discernment Counseling for Mixed Agenda Couples
Most couples entering into counseling have a unified agenda and agree on wanting to keep the relationship together. Unfortunately, some couples can enter into counseling with mixed agendas, meaning that one person wants to try counseling while the other one doesn’t....
Has Your Family Been “Blended”?
Sadly, second marriages that create a blended family have the worst success rate among marriages. Not only does research indicate it takes about five years for “blending” to happen, but most couples enter the arrangement with unrealistic expectations. (Yes, FIVE YEARS...
The Things You Didn’t Do
Years ago I heard this poem entitled, "The things You Didn't Do!" It reminds us we shouldn't wait to tell those around us how much they mean to us. The time to give the complement is "NOW!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALPEQAP7c8o