The recent suicides by celebrities Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain have brought into our awareness that suicide can affect anyone. Statistics show that suicide rates are rising dramatically. People are being urged to reach out if they need help but if someone reaches out to you, would you know what […]
Families
Sadly, these are my new roses, victims of the deer that roam my neighborhood. And victims of my own denial. In spite of the fact I’ve seen deer and rabbits in my yard ever since I moved to Marietta, I thought maybe, just maybe, this year would be different. Nothing […]
Surrendering to Win (or how I lost the first blooms ...
Last week, I suggested that a way to be more at peace and content in your life would be to stop trying to be reasonable with unreasonable people. Today, I want to explore how to know if you are dealing with an Unreasonable Person (UP). First, let me say that […]
Are You Dealing with an Unreasonable Person?
Seriously. Stop it. It doesn’t work. They don’t get it. And it’s making you miserable. I see it all the time in my practice. Clients struggle to figure out how to make a relationship work, why it’s not getting better, what they’re doing wrong that keeps things stuck. Often, from where I sit, […]
Stop Trying to Reason with Unreasonable People
Does it seem like you step into a time warp and become a different person when you’re around your parents and your siblings? Does your significant other ever accuse you of becoming someone they never knew when you’re with your family? Maybe you’re reverting to an old and familiar role… […]