With another Friday the 13th having come and gone, people’s superstitious beliefs come into full display. It is on days like this that we will often hear from people about whether or not they think they are “lucky or unlucky”. Luck and superstition have efficacy for use in our lives.
We value success. Nobody, who sets out to reach a goal, wants to fail, but failure is inevitable. Part of being human is being fallible. If you can’t take anything else away from growing older, take away wisdom. Wisdom can only come from learning, and most of our learning comes
A common, yet underestimated problem that many of my clients face is learning to accept and experience emotions. Feeling “numb” is something that many people who enter into therapy discover as a problem. Often clients will say that not feeling or experiencing emotions is easier to deal with than the
Whether or not to let go of a long-term relationship can be an extremely difficult decision to make. There are many aspects to relationships that complicate this decision. Many times people have children when with someone for many years. Other times hurting the other person is a major concern. Finally,
This week is National LGBT Health Awareness week, and in order to celebrate this week, I have decided to write an article on what you should discuss with your family practice physician to keep yourself as healthy as possible. Use these 10 tips to help ensure that you are getting
Pride can be one of the most difficult things to overcome. When we were growing up we are taught to “feel proud” about ourselves and what we do. But when does pride cross the line to stubbornness? This difference is not always easy to identify, especially when our emotions get
Some couples do not have sex, and they have no relational problems because of this. However others struggle with their sexual relationship to such a degree that they are willing to end their relationship because of this. These problems with sexual issues in a relationship can greatly vary, but they
If you are someone who deals with anger problems, this feeling can seem to come out of nowhere. For a small percentage of this people, it does. This specific group of individuals deals with impulsivity to such a large extent that their anger purely comes from a release of built-up
Knowing whether or not you are addicted to a particular behavior is not always easy to identify. Part of the problem with this lies in the vagueness of how addiction can be defined. This is one of the reasons why so many clients come into treatment being defensive. There can
Coming out can be an extremely stressful time in the lives of individuals who are a part of the LGBT community. There are common misconceptions about how this process works. Many believe that coming out is a single event that takes place at one time. However coming out usually is