by Jeff Packer | Feb 13, 2024 | Conflict, Crisis, Family, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Separation & Divorce
There is an assumption that the key to having a successful relationship is common interests. Some thoughts that may arise in a troubling relationship are: “We have nothing in common!” “Opposites DO NOT attract!” “If we don’t like the same things, there is nothing to...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 12, 2024 | Affairs and Adultery, Change, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Sexuality
What exactly does “back burner” mean? Well this “back burner phrase is very popular in the therapy room, usually carrying quite a negative connotation with it. Couples struggling with their marital relationships, due to both internal and external...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 11, 2024 | Change, Conflict, Grief, Stress
What is it about smooth stones, weathered over centuries by the constant tumbling and jostling of the waves and currents, that we seem to find so attractive? As stormy and turbulent waters persistently knock randomly shaped rocks into one another, their sharp edges...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 10, 2024 | Change, Children & Adolescence, Family, Parenting
We can do a lot to help our children be more truthful and honest. As parents, our response to children, both when they are honest and when they misbehave, has a significant impact on their inner thoughts, feelings and choices. Sometimes we just get into a pattern of...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 9, 2024 | Change, Family, Friendship, Grief, Love & Relationships, Mental Health
What are your birthday celebrations like? Do you feel special and appreciate the day you were born? How about others? Do they contact you, text, email, post on your wall or call? Are your birthdays marked by traditions such as being woken with the Happy Birthday song,...
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