ASKING FOR HELP
MAYBE IT'S TIME TO ASK FOR HELP "When you ask someone for help, you aren't putting them out, you are pulling them up. [...]
Unlocking Intimacy-Assumptions in Relationships
“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.” ― Isaac Asimov When we assume something about a situation, we are working with only a portion of the puzzle pieces to the situation. The gaps in the puzzle get filled in [...]
LONELINESS TO CONNECTION
We all yearn for closeness...to connect Frieda Fromm-Reichmann describes loneliness as “the want of intimacy”. Loneliness is often is associated with a feeling of abandonment; that that painful, scary feeling, which most all of us have experienced at some point. Whenever we are [...]
Sibling Grief: Loss of an Adult Sibling
I have experienced the sudden loss two adult siblings. Both my brother and sister were younger than me. These profound losses have impacted my life on every level. I had no place to put these losses in my life repertoire. Losing a younger sibling is out of the natural order things. We [...]
Intuition or Analysis…Knowing without knowing
There is a voice that doesn’t have words. Listen. -Rumi “The intellect has little to do on the road to discovery. There comes a leap in consciousness, call it [...]
MARRIAGE FRIENDLY THERAPY
What is Marriage Friendly therapy and how does it differ from other couples therapy? Marriage Friendly therapists share the values of supporting the marriage and the couple’s original commitment to marriage.The Marriage Friendly therapist views preserving the marriage as the ideal goal, differing from the approach of some therapists hold a “neutral” [...]
Communication in Relationships
I Know What You Are Thinking..... As human beings, we are terrible at mind reading! So often, the assumptions we make about the other’s thoughts, motivations, feelings are really more about us than the other person. But the thing is, our assumptions about the motives and [...]
Self Transformation: Guilt
GUILT “Contrary to some beliefs, guilt is not something that builds character.” As described in an article by Rabbi Jack Cohen of UPenn, “we shouldn't be so quick to point fingers and place blame on the ‘worsening of the times’ as we are the ones that are guilty of using [...]
Growth and Change
"If you imagine less, less will be what you undoubtedly deserve. Do what you love, and don't stop until you get what you love. Work as had as you can, imagine immensities..." - Debbie Millman This reflects how belief systems about our own abilities and potential fuel our behavior and predict our success. [...]
Letting Go
She Let Go - A Poem by Safire Rose She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go. She let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go. She let go of the fear. She let go of the judgments. She let go of the confluence of opinions swarming around [...]