Forgive, Don’t Forget
What is forgiveness? In rudimentary terms, it means accepting that something happened that affected a relationship to salvage that relationship. In reality, it is so much more. Every time you […]
What is forgiveness? In rudimentary terms, it means accepting that something happened that affected a relationship to salvage that relationship. In reality, it is so much more. Every time you […]
I know afterbad isn’t a real word, but this isn’t about the terrible, worst-day-of-your-life sort of “after”. My focus here is on day-to-day troubles, the hurts and emotional bruises that […]
Wow. Did I just suggest that you include another person in your relationship? Yes, I did. If you think about it, most relationships have 4th parties, i.e. his friends and […]
There are several definitions of anxiety, some of which are perfectly normal responses to external stimuli. Public speaking, test taking, or the feeling that comes from any doubt or uncertainty […]
When speaking with a person with a mental illness, it important to recognize that they are not using the same reference scales. Something you feel they minimize might just never […]
Sometimes there isn’t much to say. At least that’s how you feel at the moment. But there may be someone who needs to hear from you, to be reassured that […]
If you’ve ever read anything about chaos theory, you have probably seen words and phrases like “sensitive dependence on initial conditions” (aka The Butterfly Effect), “bifurcation”, “period doublings”, “onset of […]
There is a lot more to the idea of telling the truth versus telling a lie. In a perfect world revolving around you, everyone would tell you what you want […]
It is all too easy to resent someone’s life with a person who cared about you but in the end chose not to give you a chance. “That could have […]
With the advent of social media, a new form of friendship has emerged. For lack of a technical name provided by the PhD community, I’ll call it E-friendship. These are […]