Starting Strong – Helping Your Child Transition to a New School Year
For many families, summer is coming to a close and school is getting back in session (or at least will be soon). Though I no longer have school aged children, I know it’s time for school to start because I’ve seen the store aisles filled with notebooks, pencils,...
The 7 Signs of Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Ancient Greek Mythology tells the story of Narcissus, an overly hubris man who refused the advances of the nymph, Echo. As a result, he fell madly in love with his own reflection in the water and wasted away staring at an image of himself – unable to ever consummate...
Understanding Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is one of the most misunderstood personality disorders; probably in part due the non-descriptive name it’s been given. The term "Borderline" was first introduced in the United States in 1938. It was a term used by early...
Marriage isn’t 50/50
“That’s not fair!” How many times have you heard someone say that? It’s usually an emphatic statement made out of frustration when someone felt a situation didn’t get handled evenly and justly. I hear people frequently say how they want a relationship where...
What Limitations Teach
I’ve been thinking a lot about limitations recently and how we see them and how they affect our lives. Limits are a strange thing. They’re the parameters of control that defines the borders of almost every aspect that governs our lives. They can be in the form of our...
Understanding: The Driving Force to Successful Communication
It’s no secret we are living in a divided society. Even conversations on social media quickly turn volatile. We seem to disagree on just about everything – politics, parenting, religion, and even the color of that stinking dress a few years ago (I still don’t know if...
The Power in Keeping Perspective
When I was a kid, I had a telescope. I loved gazing through it at the night sky with all of its stars and planets. I marveled at how something so very, very far away could actually appear so close. One time (like all kids do), I turned the telescope around and looked...
Sex: Why Couples Struggle To Talk About It
This is a topic I rarely cover in my blogs, but yet it's often covered with when working with many couples. Physical intimacy is an active part of a healthy relationship, but sadly for many sexuality is treated as the third rail when it comes to being able to talk...
Fear Versus Anxiety
As a counselor, people share with me everyday about their fears. Some fear divorce. Some fear dying. Others fear themselves or their parents. Others fear being alone or even being with people. It’s a topic (https://www.mendedlife.com/the-effect-of-fear-how-to-cope/)...
Sadness Versus Depression
My friends are raising identical twins. They dress their kids alike, fix their hair the same, and even gave them the same initials. I often wonder how they tell these two kids apart. I once asked my friends if they ever get the kids mixed up, and they didn’t hesitate...