by Nancy | Oct 22, 2024 | Uncategorized
Every relationship has times of being together and times of being apart. This is true of most marriages as well as a parent/child relationship. There are times of wanting to be nurtured by closeness and times of needing to pursue individual interests. Leaving and...
by Nancy | Oct 15, 2024 | Uncategorized
How Do Marriage Distortions Block Healthy Marriages? The first damaging distortion of how marriage distortions block healthy marriages may have its origins in fairy tales. Cinderella wins the heart of the Prince, he pursues her, marries her and they live happily ever...
by Nancy | Oct 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
When my two boys were little, I bought a red plate that said, “You are special today.” Whenever one had a skinned knee, or a tough day, or their Little League team won a game, or it was their birthday, dinner was served on the Red Plate. As my family grew...
by Nancy | Oct 1, 2024 | Communication Skills, Conflict, Listening, Respectful Behaviors, Uncategorized
The Surgeon General’s Report Recently the Surgeon General announced his research outcome. BIG NEWS! Parents measure the highest levels of anxiety of any other adult group tested. I felt like saying, “Duh!” Nearly any parent in our culture would laugh...
by Nancy | Sep 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
Feeling Illiteracy Symptoms “Makes me feel some type of way” is a growing trend with young people. That statement gives literally NO information about how this speaker is feeling. What it does reveal is #1, that they are emotionally illiterate, or #2,...
