by Kathy | Feb 23, 2014 | Marriage
If there is one thing I’ve learned in all of my recovery work, it is do not trust a sense of urgency! That overwhelming sense that I must do something right now is usually a sign that whatever I’m about to do is unhealthy and not well thought out. Certainly there are... by Kathy | Feb 16, 2014 | Marriage
Would your friends describe you as someone who “would do anything for anybody”? Or as someone who “goes way out of his way to help people”? Maybe your spouse complains because you volunteer too much at the church or that you’ll “go help a neighbor re-roof his house,... by Kathy | Jan 5, 2014 | Marriage
I contend that we all manipulate others in some fashion or another. That’s not good news to most of us because we all have a bad association with that word, don’t we? To be fair, most of us don’t even realize we are doing it!! Manipulation is sort of an ‘under the... by Javan | Aug 30, 2013 | Family Counseling, Individual Therapy, Marital Therapy, Self-Help, Uncategorized
Butters handles his loneliness and anxiety by sometimes eating my shoes. Heels and All! We had a scare recently where he had gotten into some old doggie meds. That was ruff!! In this picture, Butters is found guilty, expressing his remorse….. Although Butters is... by Kathy | Nov 25, 2012 | Marriage
It never ceases to amaze me. The longer I work with a couple and the more layers that get peeled back, it is fascinating how very much alike the two people are! I heard an interesting concept awhile back that perfectly sums up what it is that I am witnessing . . ....