by Jeff Packer | Jul 26, 2024 | Family, Love & Relationships, Problem-Solving, Stress, Work & Employment
The good points: You are with someone who can relate to work-related concerns (e.g., meeting deadlines, co-worker conflicts, or management stress). You may be the type of person who feels great about seeing your partner each day at work and at home. You and your...
by Jeff Packer | Jul 24, 2024 | Family, Holidays / Vacation, Love & Relationships
While it sure is great to be employed, it is also important to take holidays for restoration and rejuvenation. Planning for a holiday can add stress to our already busy lives, however, taking a little time to plan generally enhances your holiday experience. With a...
by Jeff Packer | Jul 22, 2024 | Change, Crisis, Family, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Problem-Solving, Separation & Divorce, Trauma - PTS Reaction
So many people make this decision far too quickly and with very limited and or biased information. After working in the counselling field for over twenty years, I have grown increasingly “pro family”. We often hear the following two main thoughts about separating… “I...
by Jeff Packer | Jul 12, 2024 | Love & Relationships
BAD BOYZ BB is the pen name of a 16-year-old who has been in and out of custody for a variety of offenses. He is currently serving a lengthy sentence for armed robbery and wrote the three pieces while in a secure custody facility. Workers were frustrated with him,...
by Jeff Packer | Jun 24, 2024 | Affairs and Adultery, Children & Adolescence, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Sexuality, Teens
“Safe Sex” What does it really mean? A lot of people get nervous when they are faced with answering the question: “What is safe sex?” Quick standard answers involve: 1) “condoms and contraceptives”, or 2) “abstinence or no sex”. On...
by Jeff Packer | Jun 21, 2024 | Love & Relationships
As we plan and construct our future, we are constantly changing or renovating if you will – the bachelor apartment where we are single and the home where we start our family. This home is constantly remodelled as the size of our family grows and our needs...
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