by Jeff Packer | Mar 15, 2022 | Addictions, Change, Growth & Development, Self-Care
Why stop any addictive behaviour? Because it has reached the point where it is getting in the way of important relationships, blocking progress at home and work and/or because you simply want a better quality of life. Addictions can become such habitual behaviour that...
by Jeff Packer | Mar 10, 2022 | Depression, Growth & Development, Self-Care
The Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) identifies specific signs and symptoms required to diagnose a major depressive disorder. However, there are many faces to depression, and one should not wait to meet all the criteria from the DSM to get help....
by Jeff Packer | Mar 1, 2022 | Family, Friendship, Growth & Development, Stress
What are your birthday celebrations like? Do you feel special and appreciate the day you were born? How about others? Do they call, text, email, or post on social? Are your birthdays marked by traditions such as being woken with the Happy Birthday song, maybe combined...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 22, 2022 | Growth & Development, Love & Relationships, Marriage
How often do you hear this phrase from a spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend? “We’ve grown apart.” I wonder where and when we first heard this phrase? Was it in a movie or on a TV show? Is it true? Do people grow apart? This sounds like an excuse to...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 17, 2022 | Change, Growth & Development
People express emotions and concerns so many different ways. Some lean toward expressing themselves verbally and others more nonverbally. Most draw upon one style or the other to a greater or lesser extent. Some vent softly and quietly while others shout out and...
by Jeff Packer | Jan 13, 2022 | Family, Friendship, Growth & Development, Love & Relationships, Marriage
Whether you are a parent who appears to have a teenager “running the household,” or you are in a romantic relationship and feel you’ve “lost who you are as an individual,” they both may stem from the difficulty of setting effective boundaries in your relationships....
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