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So You Think You’re Angry…
Enraged, vexed, exasperated, displeased, irritated, infuriated, irked, peeved, maddened. These are words we use to describe how we feel when we are angry. While these words may be an accurate description of your reactive state to a stimulus or a uncontrollable set of circumstances, it may very well be a wrong description of how you…
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6 Signs You May Be Ready To Divorce
When couples walk into our practice for marriage therapy feeling angry, detached, depressed, and defensive, I am acutely aware that things can get better. But I have noticed 6 components that usually point to signs that the marriage is truly in jeopardy. Indifference Ready: One insurmountable opponent to affective marriage therapy is indifference.…
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Emotional Hijack
Last week a client walked into my office with a no-nonsense demeanor and said the following in an exasperated and pressured voice: Identify The Problem “It’s a new year so why am I still dealing with the same old stuff from 2012?” She went on to say, “I can’t get my husband to…
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How Was Your Thanksgiving?
How was your Thanksgiving? I pray it was peaceful and filled with joy and good times. Unfortunately, this is not the case for everyone. Some of you may have been attempting to navigate emotional mine fields. Some of you may have been triggered by the dysfunctional dynamics in your family. And today, you are…