Passive aggressive behaviour seems to be on the up rise, especially among young people. This sucks. What’s scary is this is the most damaging anger style. Even worse, most people don’t really know how to define passive aggressive behaviour; they know the term and can sometimes recognize it when … [Read more...]
‘Give Until It Hurts’ is a Lie
‘Giving until it hurts’ is quite commonly known concept yet surprisingly dangerous for emotional health (thank you to my friends who brought this concept up for me to address). Simply put, if everyone gave until they hurt, everyone would be hurt, and what good is that? Isn’t the point of giving to … [Read more...]
Why People are drawn to cheating
Last year I did a blog using the following bar graph to explain that we need to be more patient with people who are not at their best including ourselves. Like when I’ve had a long day I can be grumpy or bad at listening (I hope the fact I’m not perfect doesn’t upset you) or like when my wife can … [Read more...]
Why I Love Open Relationships
**This post is based on a request Open relationships, where the couple is allowed to seek a sexual partner or partners outside of their marriage, are amazing... if you’re a therapist like me. It’s like bad parents; they give me hope for future employment. The truth is open relationships are … [Read more...]
It’s Always 50% Your Fault
In therapy I have found there are two main groups of people. There are the ‘it’s all my fault’ people who are brilliant at making everything that goes wrong somehow their fault. I once had someone apologize for the weather and admitted they felt responsible for it not being nicer out. This type … [Read more...]
10 Reasons the Amount of Sex Might be Lacking in Your Relationship
Recently, a common theme that has come up in my therapy practice (for some reason the issues I see tend to come in waves) is that some couples aren’t satisfied with the amount of sex they have in their relationship, or more accurately, one person in the relationship isn’t satisfied with the amount … [Read more...]
5 Tips to be More Creative (& raise creative children)
I keep hearing parents talk about not wanting to stunt their children’s creativity, and of course, they’re the same parents who give their kids tablets and cell phones to entertain them. As someone whose top three strengths include creativity, in this post I will be giving the five things that have … [Read more...]
How to Get Away with a Song like This
Happy Easter: Here’s a blog about birth and renewal. If you'd rather something more religious you can click here for one I wrote last month. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ohxvdaOgCo&feature=youtu.be A few weeks ago I posted this song on my personal wall, and the comments were largely … [Read more...]
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