by Jeff Packer | Feb 29, 2024 | Children & Adolescence, Crisis, Discipline, Family, Parenting, Stress, Teens
Probably the single most challenging issue we face as humans, compared to other mammals, is the length of time it takes us to raise our young. Depending on the area of the globe you live in, this can range anywhere from sixteen to twenty years. In most...
by Jeff Packer | Feb 1, 2024 | Change, Mental Health, Problem-Solving
A friend of mine explains his life like this: “My relationship is up and down, I have serious demons that have gone untreated for years, I am expecting a child, and all of it makes me unhappy. I don’t do anything with my days; watch television aimlessly,...
by Jeff Packer | Jan 29, 2024 | Change
As we get older, the order of things and the rules which we live by become far more complicated and we can be reasonably certain that others live by similar rules. When we drive in traffic, we are able to accomplish this task only because we are fairly certain that...
by Jeff Packer | Nov 8, 2021 | Change, Self-Care, Stress
Can we really have it all? Can we maintain a healthy family relationship, a successful career, and a social life? “Life is a balancing act,” is a phrase often shared when we feel stressed or overwhelmed. We want to do it all, but sometimes that looks like a lack of...
by Jeff Packer | Jul 7, 2014 | Addictions, Anger Management, Change, Mental Health, Sexuality, Trauma - PTS Reaction
Photo credit: arebella from morguefile.com ANTS: Our Thoughts or Not ? The following contribution is from a middle-aged woman who suffered severe child abuse, sexual abuse, containment and physical violence as well as the early demise of her mother. Father’s...
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