The passengers on the bus watched sympathetically as the attractive young woman with the white cane made her way carefully up the steps. She paid the driver, and using her hands to feel the location of the seats, walked down the aisle and found the seat he’d told her was empty…
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“Good night, John Boy!” – What is Family?
We probably all hold the archetype of the “picture book perfect family,” like the Waltons, in our mind. But it is 2017, not the 1930’s, and the reality is that we are faced with more complicated family dynamics, other challenges, and different conflicts than the Waltons would have ever dreamed of.
The Four Pillars of Shared Meaning in Our Marriage or Partnership
Is our love relationship just about raising kids, splitting chores, and making love, or is there more? What about shared meaning and the family culture we create together? This culture rests on four pillars: shared rituals, shared goals, shared values and the support for each other’s roles.
Hello, Old Pal Anxiety!
One in five Canadians has a mood or anxiety disorder. Anxiety is especially on the rise among children and teens. What can we do to cope with uncertainty and lessen anxiety?
Your Mother’s Story
What is your mother’s story? And what is the story of your mother’s mother? Do you know it?
Do not ask me not to feel!
The sisters Elinor and Marianne in “Sense and Sensibility” are each others opposites and learn to embrace a more balanced approach to life only through great heart ache. Where in your life are you out of balance? Integrating your shadows moves you into wholeness, into living a more balanced and fulfilling life.
An Unusual Anniversary
A year ago, I fractured both my ankles and I ended up in a wheelchair. This experience was a huge perspective changer. Today, I am looking back at all the lessons I learned.
Once Upon a Time There Was An Evil Queen
When we embrace our shadows, we work towards a “happily ever after” in all our relationships. Integrating our shadows moves us into wholeness, into unconditional love of ourselves. As we release our judgments and projections, we develop a natural compassion towards others. It gives us and them permission to be our authentic selves.
Constructive Disagreements in Relationships – PART ONE And Baby Makes Three
Life changing events put a strain on our love relationships. 83% of couples go through a moderate to severe crisis when they become parents for the first time. What distinguishes couples who navigate this time successfully from those who are greatly challenged?
In a Relationship With a Narcissist – PART THREE Narcissists at Home and in Politics
The narcissist thrives on words or actions that are intended to shock you. The shock events are well planned, unexpected, confusing, aggressive, fear inducing and have the purpose to divide people.
How About Love?
We come into this world open, loving and unguarded, until we learn to protect ourselves. Reconnecting with our true essence simply means reopening our heart to love. It means unity with others, with other people, with nature, with the source of life with all there is.
Huge Waves
When someone comes into our field who is angry and we have some suppressed anger in us as well, one of two things happens…