Toxic Friendships: When it is Time to Part Ways We spend a lot of time discussing romantic relationships and healthy boundaries within them, but when it comes to friendships, sometimes we forget to draw a line between what is acceptable…
Let Go of Unrealistic Expectations So many of relationship troubles have these two statements; “I thought and hoped he would ……” (fill in the blanks) and the second statement; “I never thought he could or would do that to me.”…
Leave Your Emotional Baggage Behind You The past is not your compass to guide you into the future. The past cannot be re-created, do-overs don’t exist and there is always a reason why certain things have happened to you in…
Are You too Quick to Dismiss a Potential Suitor? Occasionally, I am approached by a client asking about the long-term or marriage potential of an individual they just met. I have counselled quite a few persons who flat refuse to…
Is Your Bad Luck By Design Or Created By You? The Italians have the “Malocchio,” which means “evil eye.” Italian folklore says that someone who gives the “evil eye” (look) can actually bring pain or misfortune upon someone else. Of…
Let’s Stop Grouping Everyone Into Labels Let’s face it, we all get “judgy” from time to time due to our tribal upbringing, politics, news, movies, television, our own lack in our self-esteem or the need the put people in categories…
How The Pain Body Creates Your Emotional Suffering The first time I heard the phrase “Pain Body”, all I could think of was; “Now why would anyone go and stick pins in their eyeballs, if you knew it’s going to…
Letting Go Of Body Shaming In our social culture, it seems the new trolling sport is body shaming, where women are of course its favorite target. Either you’re too fat, too thin, looked like you put a little weight on…
The Difference Between Being in Love with Someone and Loving Them It’s almost impossible to recognize the difference between loving someone and being in love, especially if it’s a new experience. It feels the same, right? Even the ones that…