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We Can’t Talk To Each Other Anymore!
The Art of Effective Conversation Communication, when performed effectively, (e.g. calmly, lovingly. sensitively. wisely, respectfully) enhances and fosters positive relationships. However, when done poorly, it leads to communication breakdowns...
How Do I Get My Family Out of Crisis?
The Family Social System “A family is far more than a collection of individuals sharing a specific physical and physiological space. While families occur in a diversity of forms and complexities, each may be considered a natural sustained social...
Easy End To A Marriage ?
Or Hard Road Ahead? Should you find you are struggling in your marriage, you may land upon this post. Like so many, you have likely grown frustrated and complacent in your marriage to the point where you are considering options. In addition, you...
Peer Pressure & Influences: How to Say “NO”
What is peer pressure? Some may define it as when friends or peers attempt to influence how you think or act, however, it may also include how we perceive peer influences. While peer pressure can be helpful at times, it can definitely affect our...
How to Avoid/End Toxic Relationships
A relationship does not have to be romantic to be considered toxic. A toxic relationship may occur in friendships, parent-child relationships, between siblings and in work relationships. When toxicity in relationships can be identified early, we...
Pregnant & Staying Positive
Expecting Unexpectedly? At Jeff Packer MSW & Associates, we help young mothers and fathers cope with unexpected pregnancy. It is still the norm that young mothers are more open to getting assistance, partly due to differences in gender...
The Benefits of Friends
Social Connections Reduce Stress Stress is an inevitable occurrence in our lives. Sometimes we can manage easily. We may remain focused with our daily tasks, take a couple extra work breaks, exercise, joke around or eat a few more snacks to help us...
ALCOHOL – Pros & Cons
Can You Relate? As one person struggles with recovery from severe childhood abuse (multiple kinds), she writes here about her view of alcohol throughout her journey. In the absence of effective coping strategies or when the stress becomes...
Relationship Violence and Gender?
Change Starts With Our Attitude http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3PgH86OyEM As this video depicts, domestic violence does happen to anyone –men and women, children and seniors. The "automatic" or "socialized" response we have, given the gender of...
I Feel Stuck!
How can I pursue my dreams if I’m stuck doing this job instead? "Do you dread running into acquaintances from your past, like I do, because of the questions they may ask about your life successes? You know they are really looking to dive into your...
What’s Your Body Trying to Tell You?
Our bodies are incredibly complex machines and part of this beautiful sophistication is the way they communicate with us. When we are acting or thinking in ways which are harmful to our body/mind/soul, we often consciously or unconsciously deny or...
Bulimia: “The Voice Behind the Behaviour”
One courageous young lady reports her insights below on the negative thoughts underlying her bulimia behaviours. We sometimes call these negative thoughts collectively "It" or may simply refer to these automatic negative thoughts as ANTS. In...