Stress comes from many sources. It is highly stressful when a person delivers a wallop of emotional or physical pain to us (or someone we love). It then adds significantly more stress when we store that negativity and we don't let it go....
Death is an unavoidable and painful experience for the living. When someone dies the living have their own death experience. Regardless of how our loved ones die, we find it perhaps easier to comprehend their journey than our own by accepting...
The fields of psychology and traditional psychotherapy are often traced back to the works of Sigmund Freud and psychoanalytical methods. Actually, long before Freud, philosophers and scholars have addressed the needs of those suffering from mental...
Divorce. I have experienced it. I am a father of five - three boys with my first wife and two children with my current wife of over 20 years. I am also a therapist who has worked with hundreds of parents and children after divorce and can...
"An ugly truth is better than a beautiful lie" is an apt adage when discussing the authenticity of love. Love is not a feeling, nor can it be reduced to mere words. This is not to say that loving words do not matter, but those words must...
Having close friendships is important for Christians: if Jesus needed them, as He did in His humanity, so do we. But, for most men, having friendship with other men can get lost in the shuffle of our other priorities....
Spring to Summer is such a great time of the year to see that "love is in the air." It is the season of Weddings, Bridal Showers and Baby Showers. I merely look out my living room window and I see couples walking, riding bikes and pushing...
When it comes to anxiety there are many methods that are used to help reduce symptoms and deter an anxiety attack. Some common therapeutic strategies are: cognitive behavior therapy techniques, Linden techniques, distractions and diversions. All...
This phrase frequently comes up during the course of counseling. Many have emotional wounds from past and even current relationships that continue to cause pain thus hindering advancement to fuller productive lives. The desire to move on...