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Jim’s ‘s life was a mess. He was making one bad choice after another and was miserable. “Jim, why don’t you get help? I have a great therapist who has helped me a lot. Do you want her number?” “No thanks, I will figure it out. I’m not crazy.” Of course Jim is not crazy.…

If you haven’t heard of Tok Tok, you don’t have children or grandchildren. TiK Tok is a social media platformed used by millions. Actually there are about 3 billion downloads to date. One-third of those users are children under the age of 14. Yes, it is very popular with younger teens. The platform can provide…

By now, you are aware of the story of Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars. It’s been all over the news and social media. In case you missed it, Chris Rock was hosting the Academy Awards and made a joke about Will Smith’s wife, Jada. Jada has been open about having alopecia-a medical…

How sad is it when a teen who stands for purity is laughed at and mocked by her peer group? That brave young lady is trying to stand by her convictions. Convictions that will end in her flourishing, Yet her standards are under attack. Convictions are fixed and firm beliefs we hold to be true.…

During coffee one morning, Rita said, “I wonder if I have a food problem.” While this was sort of surprising, I pressed,  “Why do you think that? What brought this on?” She replied, “I just feel I am thinking too much about food and losing control.” Rita isn’t alone. You may be thinking the same.…

Jessica revealed to her small church group that she struggles with depression. She is one in five people who will be diagnosed with a mental health disorder this year. And if she doesn’t address her depression, she could be one of ten who will end up being hospitalized some time in their lives. Anxiety, depression…

Sipping my morning latte, my screens are filled with images of war. People fleeing Ukraine. Children being bombed. Elderly people displaced and most disturbing, a mass grave in which bodies are dumped. It’s all so distressing. Innocent people suffer. One day, people were going to the grocery store just like you and I, and the…

Two adult sisters sat in my therapy office. They hadn’t spoken to each other for over 6 months due to a conflict that began when their mom died. What quickly became evident was that they were stuck in old patterns of relating to each other as kids. Their complicated history was playing out before my…

The work world has changed. Probably, forever. The pandemic forced us to work from home. From a computer. Forget the desk. Forget the dressing-to-please. All you need is to be Zoom-appropriate. So, many Americans are now seriously re-thinking how and where they want to work. Or even if  we want to re-engage. Let’s consider this:…

This is a very disturbing story. A dad, his 4-year-old son and a 3-year-old sibling were going to MacDonald’s. The children were in the back seat of the car as they drove through the lane to order. According to NBC News, the workers got the order wrong. Thus, the dad was asked to pull over…
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