A lot of people have phobias. To people who don’t have a phobia, it can be hard to understand. People develop phobias about a variety of things such as spiders, elevators, heights, blood, or airplanes. A phobia becomes a problem when it starts to interfere with a person’s daily life. For example, a person who is afraid [...]
In such a difficult economy, an increasing number of couples are looking for effective strategies to improve, strengthen or even save their marriages, without having to incur the often substantial expense of working with a professional counselor. There are so many popular books and websites out there offering untested and unprofessional strategies for saving or [...]
Remember the old Johnny Paycheck Song, “Take this job and shove it?” It sounded tempting. But in these tough times, it’s not realistic. So, what do you do to make yourself happy while staying at your job? The first step is to accept two facts. The first is that your job is less than satisfying. [...]
Moving on with suggestions for older people with these conditions, the older person needs to learn to use her or his already developed skills. An older person, especially if she or he is not taking medication for ADHD/ADD, should find alternative ways of helping herself or himself focus, organize, entertain, and reduce over stimulation.
Lots of attention is being paid to children and young adults with ADHD/ADD. Lately, girls and women with these conditions are being understood. Now is the time to look at what happens with older people – as individuals and in relationships. There isn’t as much research on these topics as is needed. Many of our [...]
Everyone has stress in their lives. Money, work, chores, children, and other daily responsibilities can add up to a lot of stress if people do not learn how to effectively manage it. When people are not doing well with their stress, they can become withdrawn, irritable, anxious, depressed, and angry. This can take a toll [...]
In case you’re looking for some free advice, and you haven’t yet made the decision to go forward with real therapy or marriage counseling, I want to introduce you to a website we started 4 years ago. Talk About Marriage (http://talkaboutmarriage.com) was started so the public would have an open, supportive forum where they could [...]
The CDC estimates that 60 million Americans over the age of 20 are obese. For adolescents ages 6 to 19, 9 million are overweight. This means there’s a good likelihood that you, your spouse, or your children have a weight problem. Parents who are overweight are more likely to have children who are overweight. Obesity [...]
You can help make your visit to the doctor more effective for both of you. Here are some tips. Before you go to the doctor, write down what you want her or him to address. Write it down in such a way as to leave space for you to write down the answers. When you [...]
Is alcohol an upper? Yes. Is alcohol a downer? Yes. Can it be an upper and a downer at the same time? Yes. Should you worry about that? You bet! Alcohol is a very powerful drug. We tend to minimize that and make excuses for it because, like cigarettes, it’s perfectly legal. Most of the [...]
Chances are we all know someone who has struggled with depression at some time in their life. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, major depression affects about 6.7 % of the US adult population in a given year. You may know someone who is struggling with depression, and this person could even be [...]
Conflict is all around us all the time. No marriage is devoid of conflict, although some marriages seem to have more conflict situations than others. If conflict is getting out of hand, there are several things you can do to calm those waters. As a couple, it’s often a good idea to discuss these and [...]
We live in an age of self-help. The Internet has seen an explosion of self-help books, DVDs and even online guides. We can’t just blame the Internet. Self-help books (real books) were being printed many years before the Internet arrived, and some of those were very good. There is a common thread that runs through [...]
There are several very good self help marriage tools available today, but they are not necessarily the answer to every marriage in trouble. There are several elements that need to be present before any self help program can work. When it comes to marriage therapy, these elements need to be present in both partners. If [...]
Do you want to get 2011 off on the right foot? Want to feel more deeply in love and have the marriage you dream about? In less time that it takes to brush your teeth, you can watch, The Most Important Lesson. In this video, you’ll learn: The secret of happily married couples How to [...]
The self-help marketplace is full of content. Some of it good, some of it bad, and some of it just plain ridiculous. Age is not an indication of quality either and as time goes by, the same tired DVDs are taken up by those smart enough to fool the search engines for a little while, [...]
There are thousands of self-help books around at present and many of them are online in the form of PDFs. Some can be quite costly too. But, really, can you find reliable relationship advice in one of those self-help books? It’s certainly an interesting question and for many it would hinge on that word ‘reliable’. [...]
There are often times when couples, or more commonly, one half of a couple, don’t want to go through with a formal counseling session. This can leave the other half of the relationship feeling a little lost, especially if they feel that help is required to stabilize their relationship. Self help can be dangerous, however, [...]
Don’t want to see a counselor? Not interested in the traditional methods of dealing with divorce? Then maybe you’d be interested in one of these alternative ways to make your marriage stronger, avoid divorce or fix what is wrong in your marriage. Here are 5 alternatives to divorce and marriage counseling: The New Rules Of [...]
The word ‘tips’ makes sense when added as a suffix to terms like ‘cooking’, ‘dental care’, and ‘beauty’. Can there be something called marriage tips? Well, yes, any small thing that can help improve your marriage can become a tip. Now, if you are in the habit of ruining your evenings and sulking in the [...]
Do you fear going out and revealing it all to a complete stranger? Not everyone is comfortable with marriage counseling, and I understand that it is really not easy to open up in front of someone. Now, imagine getting expert help even without having to reveal your situation or even your complete identity to an [...]
