by Nancy | Aug 15, 2023 | Uncategorized
Reasonable boundaries with Enforced Consequences Cures Resentment I felt growing resentment about my son Steve’s collection of junk cars in our back yard. I was about to learn that reasonable boundaries with enforced consequences cures resentment. THE SOURCE OF...
by Nancy | Aug 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
What Can Gravity Teach us About Relationships? Gravity is Predictable! So are Relationship Laws! There are natural laws, such as gravity, which we ignore to our peril. Even if it’s an accident…unintentional…falling from a height such as Half Dome in...
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...
