by Kathy | Dec 14, 2016 | Communication, Family Counseling, Marital Therapy, Marriage, Relationships
I recently got a vivid reminder of the power – and pain – of projection. Projection is when you project your worst beliefs or fears about yourself onto someone else and believe that the other person actually feels that way. Think of a slide projector – if... by Kathy | Jun 18, 2015 | Codependent, Depression, Self Abandonment, Self-Help
What happens if you don’t get self-care in a healthy way? You will get it in an unhealthy way! Don’t believe me? Read on to learn the difference between the two and then see which one describes you! Healthy self-care is drinking in the sights, sounds, and... by Kathy | Apr 12, 2015 | Abandonment, Addiction, Self-Help, Uncategorized
Are you holding yourself back? I read something recently about self-limiting beliefs and it reminded me how important our thoughts are. I was holding myself back and didn’t even know it! (which is especially bad given what I do for a living!) Let me tell you more .... by Kathy | Mar 2, 2014 | Marriage
If you have shame, you have shame voices. Shame is the deep belief that we are bad, stupid, worthless, etc. The shaming voices are the messages that play in our head, a constant running commentary that reinforces that we are flawed and defective at our core. To turn... by Kathy | Dec 22, 2013 | Marriage
It is a question faced by so many couples that start out with a love so strong, so consuming, so sure that it is unfathomable that they could ever not love each other. And yet, it happens all the time; sometimes they even turn into bitter enemies! But why? How...