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Those Lying Eyes: The Importance of Truth In Marriage
While there’s plenty of deception at the center of TV and movie plots, it’s not often people “in the real world” enter a relationship or marriage with the intention of lying to or manipulating their spouse. Humans, in general, like to be considered as honest and trustworthy, especially to those they care about most. However, while we all like to be perceived as truthful, most of us have lied [...]
Finding Hope in the Midst of Loss
"Our sense of personal identity depends largely on the roles we play and the relationships we have... Catastrophic loss is like undergoing an amputation of our identity." — Jerry Sittser, in A Grace Disguised These thoughts capture well my own experience when, on Valentine's Day 2008, I learned that my daughter had died from the shooting that took place that day at Northern Illinois University. So much of my identity [...]
Failure to Launch: When Adult Children Just Won’t Leave Home
There’s no greater role you’ve played in your life than that of “Mom” or “Dad”. You love your children more than words could ever express. And you’d give anything to support them and be there for them with anything and everything they may need in this world. But what you didn’t foresee when looking into the eyes of your newborn years ago is that giving them anything and everything would [...]
3 Tips for Sticking to Your New Year’s Resolutions
As a year ends, we’re usually tempted to come up with a few life-changing resolutions; many of us vowing over and over that “this year the extra weight will be lost!” or “this year we’re definitely spending more time with family and friends!”. And while many of us mean whole-heartedly to make these changes, many of us also end up making the same resolutions every year or abandoning resolutions [...]
Adolescent Self-Injury Support Group to Start January 16th
When: Thursdays, January 16-February 20, 7-8:30pm Where: Stenzel Clinical Services, Wheaton Office Cost: Free (registration still required) To register: 630-588-1201 x301 Over the years, self-injury has become increasingly prevalent as a way to deal with a variety of issues present in life. It can include any of the following: burning, scratching, cutting, picking, head banging, etc... This group was developed with the goal of eliminating self-harming behaviors and teaching healthy [...]
Hark! The In-Laws Make Ears Ring: 3 Keys to Surviving Extended Family During the Holiday Season
“For the first time ever I was taking the family on the road. We stayed with my in-laws, which on life's list of experiences ranks right below sitting in a tub full of scissors.” -- Jeff Foxworthy Now, not everyone has difficulties with their in-laws -- But conflict with in-laws sure is a common sight on the lists of struggles couples face during the holiday season. Whether the behavior of [...]