The Do’s and Dont’s of Disappointment

The Do’s and Dont’s of Disappointment

Disappointment is pretty much a part of life. Maybe you’re disappointed in a movie you had high hopes for or in the way your homemade cheesecake turned out. You might feel displeased for a short period of time, but it’s nothing you’ll lose sleep over. Other times,...
6 Reasons to Have a Weekly Family Meeting

6 Reasons to Have a Weekly Family Meeting

6 Reasons to Have a Weekly Family Meeting Establishing a weekly family meeting can have a lot of great benefits for both individual members and the family as a whole. Here are 6 reasons to start one: Did you have family meetings when you were a kid? Were they a...
How Your Childhood Can Affect Your Marriage

How Your Childhood Can Affect Your Marriage

 By Terry Gaspard MSW, LICSW is a licensed therapist and authorYour past has a bigger impact on your present than you thinkWhen Deborah, 38, and Scott, 39, (*not their real names) sat on the couch in my office during a couples counseling session,...
I Should Be Grateful…

I Should Be Grateful…

  I should be grateful.Have you ever found yourself thinking these words on the heels of experiencing some negative emotions? Maybe you’re angry with your spouse or going through a tough time in general. You attempt to change your perspective and pull yourself...
I Should Be Grateful…

4 Tips to Build Everyday Trust in Relationships

 Brittini Carter, LMHCAugust 10, 2021Be a partner who is reliable and accountableWhen you think of trust in relationships, you likely think of rebuilding after an incident where trust was challenged and/or lost. Some common reasons trust becomes an issue in...