With all the people I’ve met through being a therapist, performer, officiant, former youth pastor, and someone who strikes up conversations with random people (yes, I’m that guy), I remember only meeting one person who described themselves as an extrovert when the topic came up (I have weird … [Read more...]
Why Don Cherry Being Fired Makes Me Afraid to be Canadian
After being with Coach’s Corner for 32 years Don Cherry was fired this week, and that makes me scared to be Canadian. Whatever your stance is on his comments, I want to look below the surface to see the real problems this situation represents especially to this country’s rising anxiety problems. … [Read more...]
Why You Shouldn’t Listen to Parenting Books (& why my parents were great parents)
A few years ago I was talking with a child therapist who had been in practice for twenty five years, but she didn’t have her own kids until she had been in it for fifteen years. What she said confirmed what I had long expected: “Everything I taught was from the books I was given at school, and … [Read more...]
A Tip for Healing & to be Happier
There are times in life that just stink no matter how you look at them. For instance, two years ago my sister was diagnosed with breast cancer that she was statistically ten years too young to have – that was very stinky. The crucial thing to her story is my sister is great at following through … [Read more...]
Ladies, Please Stop Doing This
There is one thing a lot of women do that drives husbands crazy. Of course, this is a mistake some guys can do as well, but from my experience, it’s more likely a female problem because women tend to have this desire to make everyone happy and, if everyone isn’t happy, it must somehow be their … [Read more...]
How do I know if I’m in love?
A close friend recently asked me how I knew I was in love with my wife. I’ll be honest, if you saw my wife and I together out somewhere you probably wouldn’t be asking me that particular question. You’d more likely be asking, “Do you even love your wife?” If you just groaned, my wife is right … [Read more...]
It’s Hard to Trust When…
I was recently feeling that particular kind of awful when you’ve eaten too much (the typical Thanksgiving trap) and, on top of it, I was stuck in my head. I decided to help my mood by doing the escarpment stairs (I try to follow my own advice since being a hypocrite isn’t on my to-do list). … [Read more...]
The Key to Emotional Health & Being Happy
Out of everything I’ve read, heard, and experienced, there is one key element to being emotionally healthy and happy. It doesn’t matter how many drugs you take, how many self help books you read or meditation you do, or even how many therapy sessions you have, if you don’t learn to do this, you’ll … [Read more...]
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