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Constant Comparison | A Chasing after the Wind
Constant comparison robs your joy. If you're always worrying about getting more money, a better house, a better job, then you may need to take a step back and give yourself time to stop and smell the roses. Grant Stenzel explains how to be present and find joy in what you already have. Otherwise you're always striving for the future and missing what's right in front of you. If you [...]
Rescuing the Rescuer
Do you have a relationship that feels draining? A friend or family member that you don’t look forward to seeing or talking to because you know that they always need help with a problem? If so, you may be dealing with a Victim. A Victim is someone who usually feels overwhelmed by his or her problems and is powerless to them. They often feel vulnerable and constantly attacked by a [...]
Breaking Down Kid’ Busy Schedules
You sit down on a Sunday night to review the week ahead: Monday: Jake has soccer practice 3:30-6:30pm. Maddy has tennis 4:00-7:00pm. Tuesday: Jake has soccer practice 3:30-6:30pm, then Honor’s Society meeting at 7pm. Maddy has drama club 3:30-5:00pm. Wednesday: Jake has soccer practice 3:30-6:30pm. Maddy has voice lessons 4:00-5:00pm, then a play rehearsal at 6:00-9:00pm. Thursday: Jake has soccer practice 3:30-6:30pm, then Honor’s society meeting at 7pm. Maddy has [...]
Care for the Caring: How to Cope as a Caregiver of a Dementia Patient
As parents, friends, and relatives age, we often have to take on the role of the caretaker —especially when mental disorders like dementia are involved. Dementia is a general term for a decline in mental ability that is severe enough to interfere with daily life and can include memory disorder, personality change, and impaired reasoning. With 7.7 million cases of dementia each year, this disease is an all-too-common part of [...]
Do you want to make a new habit?
By: Cara Jones MA, BCPCC, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor We’ve all experienced it. Cleared the piles of paper off the kitchen counter and vowed to not let them accumulate, but here they are again. Told the dentist that, yes, we would start flossing more, but we haven’t. Told our therapist we’d cut back on the nighttime emotional snacking, but we’re really having trouble with that one. And of course, exercise—you probably know how that [...]
Just a Facebook Message or Something More? Examining Online Infidelity
With the rise of Internet access and social media, cheating has gone beyond the seedy motel to the growing trend of online infidelity. According to the American Psychological Association, Americans spend at least 13 hours a week online—as much time as they spend watching TV. Because of this, cheating is no longer hindered by limited availability or location. Now you don’t even need to leave your home to be unfaithful. [...]