“You should do it because you want to do it for yourself,” or “Do what makes you happy.” Here are two of the biggest lies our world teaches right now, and it’s adding to the growing depression rates in our culture. From my experience, a lot of women will tell their husbands the former, but that’s … [Read more...]
A Dangerous Christian Lie & a Fun Story
**If theology isn’t your thing, skip to the second paragraph for a fun story A friend recently sent me a meme that upset her and she wanted to know what I thought about it. It was a paragraph written on top of a “spiritual” picture of Jesus. There was a lot of fluff in it, but the one part made … [Read more...]
The 6 Types of Relationships (& only one is healthy)
As a psychotherapist, I have found a very strong distinction between people (the relationship part mentioned in the title will come shortly). The two main categories of people are “It’s all my fault” and “It’s all your fault.” There are a few people who understand that we need to share … [Read more...]
Mountains and Mole Hills
Please Note: This post follows the idiom: “Don’t make mountains out of mole hills.” I have a gift for making mole hills. My lack of a detail-oriented brain leads me to being in situations where I miss something. Fortunately, my male-problem-solving brain can find it fun to solve issues that … [Read more...]
An Important Tip for 2021 (Plus: Why Therapy can Suck)
I fully believe that a psychotherapist can only be as good as their client. I have seen many people experience wonderful growth while they see me and it ultimately came down to them putting in the work. No matter what I do, what really matters is the work they’re willing to put into their own … [Read more...]
A New Short Story
Find other short stories like this one in The Happy Squire: Christmas Stories to Encourage & Inspire on Amazon – FREE Download Thursday Dec 10-14. Stop Complaining! “Would you pleeaaassssse stop complaining!” shouted the snowman whose patience was clearly exhausted. “Every year it’s the … [Read more...]
Be Open to Opportunities (How I met Rita Carrey)
Rita Carrey graciously did the forward to my Christmas book, The Happy Squire: Christmas Stories to Encourage & Inspire, free download Dec 10-14 on Amazon (yes, that’s a promotional moment). Her motto is “Be open to opportunities,” and it has served her well (and really benefited me). In her … [Read more...]
Girls are the Mean Gender
Please Note: My sister has worked hard over the past five years and has done very well to be better at this... as in not be "mean." If I don’t have a post next week, you’ll know that this one caused me to no longer have the ability to write... since I’ll be dead. Making this claim, I apparently … [Read more...]
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