-Jonice Webb, PhD What is enabling? Enabling isn’t the same as helping. Helping is doing things that others can’t do for themselves. Enabling is doing for others what they can and should do for themselves. Codependent relationships are out of balance and often involve enabling. If you have codependent traits, you over-function, are overly responsible,Continue reading “How to Stop Enabling”
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Living Life in Seeking Mode
-Jonice Webb, PhD Do You: Eat too much? Spend too much? Drink too much? Smoke cigarettes or pot? Spend too much time on the internet? If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, there’s something you should know: There is probably a good reason for it. These types of tendencies, which we all tendContinue reading “Living Life in Seeking Mode”
Healthy Boundaries for the Holidays
-Sharon Martin, LCSW Healthy boundaries are important all year long. Healthy boundaries create a framework that let’s people know how to treat you. They help create respectful, mutual relationships because expectations are clear. The biggest boundary problems occur when you put someone else’s needs before your own and allow yourself to be mistreated or devalued. The holidaysContinue reading “Healthy Boundaries for the Holidays”
Reached Your Goal But Still Unhappy? 4 Steps to Take
-Melody Wilding, LMSW Do these sound like promises you’ve made to yourself? Once I get the promotion, I’ll feel like my career is on track. After this busy period, I won’t have to work so much and can spend time doing things I enjoy. When I make six-figures, I’ll be financially secure enough to moveContinue reading “Reached Your Goal But Still Unhappy? 4 Steps to Take”
The 5 Ways Emotional Neglect Causes Borderline Personality Disorder
-Jonice Webb, PhD Sylvia Sylvia sits with her head in her hands and tears rolling down her cheeks. “Here I am again, all alone. Why can’t I trust anyone? Why does the world hate me so much?” she cries in tearful despair. Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD): A lifelong pattern of unstable moods, unstable relationships, unpredictableContinue reading “The 5 Ways Emotional Neglect Causes Borderline Personality Disorder”
A Step-Child’s Guide to Step-Parenting
Comments from the Teen’s World -Paul C. Holinger, MD I first met my step-father when I was five, and my brothers were eleven and thirteen. He was not my step-father back then, of course, and would not officially marry my mother for another seven years, but within a year he had assumed the role ofContinue reading “A Step-Child’s Guide to Step-Parenting”
How Gratitude Changes the Brain – And How to Make it Work For You
-Dr. Hazel Harrison Last year I wrote an article called ‘How To Teach Your Kids About The Brain’ that I hoped a few of my friends might see… to date, it’s actually been read over 100,000 times. I continue to get emails about it from people all over the world, commenting on my ideas andContinue reading “How Gratitude Changes the Brain – And How to Make it Work For You”
Reader Beware – What to Look for in a Parenting Article
-Megan Stonelake Recently I was browsing Pinterest, and I noticed a litany of “how-to” parenting articles throughout my feed. Since that day I’ve consistently observed the same pattern each time I visit the website. Article after article, I find tips about how to make our children stop doing something we don’t like or teach ourContinue reading “Reader Beware – What to Look for in a Parenting Article”
Dealing with Big Feelings – Teaching Kids How to Self-Regulate
-Karen, Hey Sigmund Life with a small human can be hilarious, wonderful, ridiculous and unpredictable. And wild – so wild. All kids are capable of ‘bewildering’ behaviours that can bring the strongest of us to our knees. These behaviours can take different forms. There are the ones that can be seen through the eye of aContinue reading “Dealing with Big Feelings – Teaching Kids How to Self-Regulate”
Healing from Sexual Assault
-Sharie Stines, Psy. D “Resilience, rather than pathology should become the standard expectation in the aftermath of trauma.” –Aaron Levin Are you a victim, parent, or in a counseling capacity, wondering how to help yourself or your loved one cope with the trauma and horror of sexual assault? Whether the crime was child molestation, rape,Continue reading “Healing from Sexual Assault”
Amplify Wellness with Meg Duke 