by Kathy | Feb 23, 2015 | Abandonment, Anxiety, Codependent, Depression, Grief, Marriage, Self-Help, Uncategorized
Want more control over your life? It is much easier than you think! We spend so much of our time feeling anxious and out of control and we expend so much energy ruminating and depressed about the things going on around us, but most of us have the wrong idea how to... by Kathy | Feb 16, 2015 | Abandonment, Affairs, Anger, Depression, Divorce, Grief, Shame, Uncategorized
When hardship happens in your life, how do you handle it? Do you metaphorically throw yourself down on the floor and have a kicking, screaming tantrum? Or do you accept it as part of life, push through it and grow in the process? Most of us would like to be able to... by Kathy | Feb 1, 2015 | Divorce, Individual Therapy, Marital Therapy, Marriage, Relationships, Self-Help, Uncategorized
Why is marriage so hard? We meet the person who fits us perfectly and the love flows so freely, it is difficult to imagine it could ever be hard. So why is it so tough? I have 4 major thoughts on this topic . . . First of all, our expectations are all out of whack. We... by Kathy | Jan 25, 2015 | Abandonment, Codependent, Divorce, Individual Therapy, Marital Therapy, Marriage, Self-Help, Uncategorized
Have you been looking for happily ever after? Let’s face it. Deep down, that’s what we all want – for the struggle to end, the ease to begin. We want the comfort of having our needs met the instant we have them and to overflow with peace and joy at all times. Wouldn’t... by Kathy | Dec 5, 2014 | Communication, Marriage, Relationships, Uncategorized
What is a common missing ingredient in the couples that frequent my office? It is present in the beginning of a relationship. We heap it on and lavish our new love with it. Then, as our time together lengthens, it begins to fade and, in fact, morphs into it’s ugly...