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 Doug Ford is a Gift to Christians
**I originally posted this on Sunday, but removed it from FB after seeing I upset someone and was afraid of being offensive. I’m reposting it (with changes), however, because I believe the overall message is important to consider and I don’t want to hide like my natural tendency is to do... look at … [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...]
Necessary vs. Unnecessary Suffering
My cat likes to chew ribbon, a snack that has the potential to kill him. That’s a bad life choice. The couple times he was able to get at some they were small enough pieces that they passed through him instead of clogging his intestines... that or he used up one of his nine lives. On the positive … [Read more...]
We Need Grace: Humboldt Broncos Crash
I once read about a court case where a mom believed a daycare worker injured her child. There wasn’t irrefutable evidence for this, but the odds were the worker did something wrong. Even though the mom and worker had previously been very friendly with each other, after this situation nothing but … [Read more...]
Why We Can’t Eliminate Racism
Some people hate racism; this makes sense. What doesn’t make sense is that not everyone hates racism. What makes even less sense is when people attack racists because they’re now doing exactly what they hate about what racists are doing. Attacking only leads to more attacking. Unfortunately, … [Read more...]
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