
The holiday season is now upon us. Often the holiday blues come along with the Christmas cheer. We all have the blues at one time or another but the blues are especially common during the Christmas season. It is also common for the blues to progress into a severe depression during this time of year. [...]

Your attitude will determine your outcome. If you don’t have a positive attitude, you will never achieve your resolutions. Keep this in mind when you start toward any goal. Having the right attitude isn’t something that just happens. It is the result of a conscious effort. As you get dressed in the morning, you would [...]

25 Strategies For Preventing Holiday Headaches With Your Family The tension of a lifetime can emerge during a holiday visit with family. There is something about family gatherings that can transform even the most confident man or woman into a helpless child, and usually thoughtful people into petty bickerers. If you are stressing out about [...]

Your Best Self… …Will Build A Better Relationship The greatest gift you can give to somebody is your own personal development. Stop waiting for the “some day” that never seems to come. Stop waiting for people and circumstances to change. Instead change what you can, yourself. Don’t settle for less than you can be. Strive [...]

You’ve been hurt for the last time. You’ve drawn the line to end the aggravation. You declare, “No More!” Now they are sincerely asking for another chance. “I’ll do anything”, they cry out with a trembling voice. Their hurt moves you. What if they really mean it this time? How can you be sure? Keep [...]

Happier Holidays By Mark Webb No matter how much you may look forward to the holiday season, it is difficult to get away from the fact that the holidays can be quite stressful. If you wish to successfully manage holiday stress then you need to have a strategy. Assuming that everything should go smoothly is [...]

As a therapist, I regularly counsel with men and women who are suffering with a broken heart. They tearfully plead their sincerity. Unfortunately, their fear often takes the lead of their focus and they switch to merely trying to figure out the formula or combination to get their partners to take them back again. They [...]