by Nancy | Jul 11, 2020 | Commitment, Communication Skills, Conflict, Respectful Behaviors, Uncategorized
If you’ve been following me for very long, you know I love to garden. I have a few house plants that have thrived for more than 20 years. My rose bushes are flourishing. My sunflower plants are about twelve feet tall. My yard has been called “an oasis,” or, “a...
by Nancy | Apr 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
This blog is specifically for MFTs and Coaches who work with couples who head a stepfamily. Earn 9 CEs from CAMFT for attending Success Strategies for Stepfamilies Seminar! This ONLINE course will be offered once per month for the next year beginning May 1-3,...
by Nancy | Jul 25, 2019 | Appreciation, Commitment, Uncategorized
Although my first marriage only lasted 4 ½ years due to the untimely death of my husband, it lasted long enough for me to begin to learn some important life lessons. JG was a good man. He worked hard, loved his job, turned his pay over to me and never questioned how...
by Nancy | May 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Ken and Kim had been having the same fight, over and over again, for thirty years. Can you relate? He does (or doesn’t do) something, she says…., he reacts defensively, she brings up previous examples of how he’s failed her, he counters with...
by Nancy | Feb 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Our American culture highly values independence…self-sufficiency…resourcefulness. Lately there’s been a trend toward living more simply—tiny-houses, living off of the grid, etc. There’s no doubt that gaining appropriate independence is an essential growth marker to...
by Nancy | Aug 20, 2018 | Commitment, Communication Skills, Conflict, Habit Change, Uncategorized
Yes, that’s me. I constantly battle my impulse to drive too fast. I’m supposed to enjoy the journey…but I just want to get there! I think it started after my young husband unexpectedly died. I was twenty-three years old with two baby boys. I just wanted to...
