This video could save you thousands of dollars in marriage counseling bills. With nearly 8.5 million views on YouTube it’s a must-watch and very entertaining. It’s a playful way of reminding us that women typically feel better when their feelings are heard versus when they’re presented with a list of solutions by men trying to fix things.
It was John Gray’s “Men are From Mars and Women Are From Venus” book that …
Over a decade ago I had a phenomenal supervisor who was also a professor. He used to chuckle as he saw the new ultra eager wannabe therapists shuffle into class at grad school. He’d feel a bit sorry for them and the road which lay ahead. They were typically sweet, and this being California, somewhat alternative creatures hoping to heal the world one therapy session at a time using love, support, …
Recently I came across Tina Fey’s 2008 Emmy Award acceptance speech. She said,
“I want to thank my parents for somehow raising me to have confidence that is disproportionate with my looks and abilities”.
It caught my attention because right there is parenting at its best. It can build a type of self-esteem or confidence that isn’t linked to external performance or external attributes.
Now …
So you’ve fallen off the wagon and you’ve “done it again” – whether that means you’ve raided the fridge, the liquor cabinet or the deep stores of anger that live inside of you. Now what?
We put so much emphasis on trying not to binge, that as soon as we cross a certain line, we tend to assume we’ve failed and just go …
