As a therapist, I love emotional affairs like a body shop loves car accidents; it keeps me in business. It’s a sucky way to exist, but I’m happy to give tips to prevent emotional affairs because I know no matter how many people I help not have one, there are plenty of other people who will do it … [Read more...]
Emotional Affairs… there’s a fun topic
The truth is it’s incredibly rare to find a grownup who has NOT had or tried to have some type of emotional affair at some point in their lives unless they’re a basement troll. For instance, as a teen many of us had a “friend” of the opposite sex who was dating someone else that we tried to get … [Read more...]
Anger: a Vlog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QftJLvC6Ib8&feature=youtu.be … [Read more...]
How to Reconcile in 7 Steps
The other week I was at a church and the speaker preached on reconciliation, but never actually addressed what it is. It was like a politician answering a question: (politician) “I’d like to talk to you about the budget... so let’s talk about zoo animals.” Unfortunately for the speaker, he had a … [Read more...]
What Happened to our Relationship?
A married couple recently said to me: We used to be so happy together; what happened to us? They’ve been together over twenty years and realized their relationship isn’t what it used to be. Can you believe that? Hopefully... because pretty much every relationship ends up asking this question at … [Read more...]
For Struggling Catholics (& Christians in general)
I grew up being told I should feel bad for Jesus dying, but should I? Catholic leaders are the worst for this as their decor of choice is Jesus dead on the cross: (interior decorator) “I love how you designed this room with the tall ceiling and gothic windows, but you know what it needs? Statues … [Read more...]
Are you Shy or Rude?
Back in my 20s, when I was dating my ex girlfriend of five years, a time I learned a lot because I made so many mistakes (whereas now when I’m near perfect... if you have no idea what perfect is like this wordy and rambling introductory sentence), my ex girlfriend’s divorced dad married a woman who … [Read more...]
Everyone Needs an Anti-Role Model
It’s well known that role models are important for inspiring and giving direction. I’ve also found that knowing who someone’s role model is helps me have a better idea of who that person really is beyond his or her social face; you can fake being nice, but if your role model is Donald Trump, I’m … [Read more...]
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