Blog Posts on Relationship topics
Mar 12 2015
How To Help Our Kids let Go of Stress & Find Happiness – Vol.301, March 12, 2015 Unfortunately many of our teen and college age kids feel incredible stress in their lives. There is much depression which can lead to suicide, bullying on and off line, fear and anxiety. These negative emotions can also lead to …
Mar 05 2015
What Do I Do If I Have Been Raped? – Vol.300, March 5, 2015 Unfortunately one in four women will be raped during their lifetimes. Male victims make up 10% of all rapes so it is a fairly common problem in our society, sadly. Unfortunately, I too have been victimized in this way going …
Feb 26 2015
What Do I Do If My Friend Tells Me S/he Has Been Raped? – Vol. 299, February 26, 2015 The most important thing that you can do is to believe your friend’s story and validate whatever feelings s/he is sharing with you. This is a very traumatic experience and many times the survivor will feel …
Feb 19 2015
What Do I Do If My Lover Has Been Raped? (Both for men and women survivors) – Vol. 298, February 19, 2015 There is a very big difference between mutually consensual sex and being raped. Rape uses sex as a vehicle for gaining power and control with force, fear, or violence, making the survivor fearful for …
Feb 12 2015
What is Self-Harm and How Do You Deal with it in Children & Teens? – Vol. 298, February 12, 2015 I am sitting in front of one of my bulimic clients taking her Detailed Personal History. In answering a question that I asked regarding her ever having felt so depressed that she wanted to take her …
Jan 22 2015
Do Your Speak Your Truth or Just Allow Others to Run Over You? -Vol. 295, Jan. 22, 2013 There are many people in the world who feel that it is easier to allow others to have their way, then to create any sort of discomfort for another. I have seen many of these types of …
Dec 18 2014
Being a True Friend Sometimes is Scary – Vol. 290, December 18, 2014 A couple of weekends ago I attended a training where teens were invited to accompany their parents. It was a training to help those of us with a businesses to learn how to sell our products and services without really selling them. What …