When I was in my teens, I didn’t dream of being someone who made a lot of money through business or someone who was a doctor helping people in a practical way... which kind of makes me sound uncaring. Instead, I dreamed of being someone on a stage performing some type of comedy routine that had the … [Read more...]
Joking can Hurt or Heal
I love laughter. I love laughing, and even more, I love helping people laugh. Ever since I can remember I was drawn to laughter. It first started with a live album by a Christian singer named Sandi Patty; yes, this is as dorky as it sounds. I was about six years old and my sister, who was … [Read more...]
Are You Reaching Your Potential?
One of the things I hated being told growing up was actually meant to be encouraging: “You have so much potential.” This is a positive thing... or is it? For me, when I was told this as a kid it felt like I was being judged and given homework at the same time: “You’re not good enough yet. You … [Read more...]
Fun Questions to Ask Your Spouse
This week I had a couple seeing me as a therapist state a very common problem for those in long term relationships: “We’ve been together for so long, we don’t know what to talk about. We already know everything about each other, or at least don’t know what new things we can discuss.” I’m a … [Read more...]
Are You Messed Up Like Me?
I’m a good person (arguably, a biased opinion), yet every now and then I get excited at the idea of ruining someone’s day. Ever have that? I don’t mean like slowing down because you don’t like how aggressive the person behind you is driving. That’s just a regular day. I also don’t mean ruining … [Read more...]
The Perfect Fight
After 11 years together, my wife and I finally had the perfect fight. My apologies if you are hoping for a description of a fight with brilliant Hollywood witticisms being tossed back and forth while clothes are chucked out the window with Michael Jackson’s Heal the World being sung in the … [Read more...]
Stop Whining & Do Something!
Recently, I made a bold move with someone I care about, and see frequently (no, this isn’t my wife). After several years of hearing her complain about the same thing (I promise it’s not my wife), I listened to her complain for close to an hour about this again. This was after a long day and week … [Read more...]
How to Make Friends &/or the Sale
Making friends and sales are pretty much the same thing. Why asks the person still interested enough to keep reading? Because, to make a friend, you essentially need to sell yourself. As a therapist I’m in sales because I constantly need to sell myself and the goal of growing to clients who come … [Read more...]
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