by Nancy | Jan 13, 2019 | Commitment, Communication Skills, Conflict, Encouragement, Habit Change, Problem Solving
Recently a respected friend suggested I read Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck, Ph.D. I ordered it. It came. When I thumbed through it and discovered many pages of small print, I set it aside. “Not now. Maybe later.” Yesterday I opened it to...
by Nancy | Jun 20, 2018 | Communication Skills, Conflict, Problem Solving, Stepfamilies, stepfamily strategies
Reason #1: THE STEP-CHILD You did not conceive, give birth to or delight in the birth of this child. You did not nurse him or walk with him when he had colic. You did not see her first smile or gaze with wonder into her eyes. You didn’t rejoice when he turned...
by Nancy | Feb 6, 2018 | Commitment, Conflict, Habit Change, Uncategorized
Valentine’s Day is coming. Our attention is drawn to loving relationships, especially romantic ones. Everyone I’ve ever asked wants a happy, loving, intimate relationship with the love of his or her life. That dream seems to be loaded into our DNA, tattooed on our...
by Nancy | Jan 26, 2018 | Commitment, Conflict, Habit Change
Sometimes the most painful, agonizing experiences of our lives happen to us. Not that we asked for them, or even caused them, but a new, unwanted life is dropped on us like a ton of bricks. That happened to me when my first husband died unexpectedly. I was...
by Nancy | Oct 10, 2017 | Commitment, Conflict, Habit Change
“To others we look good. We have good jobs. Our children are reasonably well behaved. We live in a decent neighborhood. We even attend church regularly. We are clean, hair styled, clothes presentable. We look like–and have even been told–we are...
