I feel sad when I listen to politicians who want to lead our nation resort to the blame game. The blame game takes two forms: we blame others for what we think, feel, say, or do in the “blame-others” mode. Or, we blame ourselves for what others think, feel, say or do...
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How to Change Immediately
Something exists in many of us that desperately needs to be right and finds it difficult to admit making a mistake or being wrong. When something goes wrong we immediately look for someone to blame. We abhor being blamed ourselves. I have seen this in myself. It has...
My Father Neglected Me!
Kristen came to therapy for help with bouts of depression, especially when she had gained a few pounds. During counseling she said that her father left her mother when Kristen was one and a half. He left his wife to marry another woman with whom he started a second...
Is There a Beam in Your Eye?
“Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged...” (Matthew 7:1-2) Kelly had a problem trusting her mother, Belle. Growing up she felt like her mother manipulated the truth. When her mother was dishonest she felt queasy in her...
Excess & Addiction: how to help our children & ourselves
I discuss with Ernestine Hendricks on WTWG 1050 AM how to teach our children through our own lives how to combat excesses and addictions by not giving in to our compulsions--eating, drinking, drugs, sex, gambling, smoking among others. We are the models our children...
How to Avoid being Your Own Worst Enemy in Your Marriage
Phil was having difficulty being intimate in his marriage. He pulled back from having sex for fear of being rejected. His wife was the one person with whom he shared himself. Without her, he was alone and lonely. He had all his eggs in one basket. Right now he and his...
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CD1: Financial Infidelity & Money
CD2: Is my Partner the Right Person for Me?
CD3: To Stay or Not to Stay: Considerations before Divorcing
CD4: Stop Arguing for the Sake of Your Relationship