You didn’t know this was a thing, did you? That you could get ‘fired’ from marriage counseling – Clients fire therapists, not the other way around, right? Well, it happens. Oh, and guess what- I don’t even have to do the work. “How come?” you ask. Because your spouse sort of volunteers to do it […]
I don’t know what to make of this – It’s like my clients are talking amongst themselves. Is there a memo going around that I never got my hands on? Or worse yet, did someone have a hidden camera installed in my office that I am not aware of? How Is this Happening? […]
Do you? Do you think you do?? Let me ask you this first: Who says you want too much from it? Who is it that’s asking? Because it’s essentially irrelevant. Wait – Did I just say it’s irrelevant? I absolutely did. It’s really nobody else’s business but yours. And I am known to say quite the […]
Timing Always Matters If you have ever been a friend to someone who needed to hear some honest truth, you’ll know what I am talking about. You wracked your brain about how to say it. You did your homework (maybe by talking to an expert, maybe by talking to someone in their family, and maybe […]
Relationship advice is not easy to come by. If you have ever been in a situation where you needed some, and heaven knows that most of us have at one point or another, you know this to be true. It only makes sense, the people that you want to help you would (generally […]
We all want great relationships. Who wouldn’t? Yet when push comes to shove, we are often at loss as to how we would go about creating these amazing relationships in our lives. I think it boils down to a couple of things and it starts with needing to talk about the unrealistic (and […]
Given that we had just passed the Season of Gratitude and were headed into the Season of Giving, I set out on an adventure to find what other gifts (other than the ones wrapped in fancy paper under a tree) we might be able to offer to those we love and care about […]
Marriage and Finances – Why Is It SO HARD For Couples To Talk About Money? Whether you have been married a day or two or several years, you know that it can sometimes be difficult talking about a lot of things. Some have trouble talking about the in-laws, some don’t really want to […]
I don’t get thirsty. Ever, really. Have you ever met someone like that? I am one of those people that, unless I have just worked out for 30 minutes (minimum) and have sweat dripping down my forehead, or have spent an entire day outdoors in the Texas summer heat, I do not feel thirsty. […]
It was the spring of 2014 when we went to visit my husband’s cousin after she moved into the Twin Cities area from the far west. Adoring her home, my husband’s jaw dropped when he was absorbing the functionality of her amazing spice rack of a drawer. Yes, you could say we like to […]
