Back to School Volume 3 Things to Do Does your “Thing’s To Do” list seems to just keep getting longer and longer? It seems impossible to finish all of the tasks and it starts to become overwhelming. It’s not always easy, but managing your time can help with having an overwhelming to [...]
Back to School Volume 2 Self Esteem Self-Esteem is not just how we value ourselves, it also is how much we trust ourselves. Our self-esteem is based on beliefs about ourselves. If we learn not to be confident in ourselves, there can be negative consequences to our mental health. How can a [...]
Back to School Volume 1 Stress Stress is Stressful! Let’s break it down… There are varying types of stress, but for back to school we are going to concentrate on: Acute Stress The most common stressor, but thankfully the least damaging health wise! These are short-term stressors that occur in [...]
Throughout this blog series, we have been reviewing the principles that make marriage work as theorized by John Gottman. If you have accomplished the first six principles, more than likely you have a happy and stable marriage. As a reminder, those first six principles are: Building Love Maps, Nurturing Your Fondness and Admiration, Turning Toward [...]
What happens when you and your partner have irreconcilable differences? Does it mean the relationship is doomed? Does it mean you can agree to disagree? Gridlock in relationships happen when both partners are unable to understand their partner’s perspective, and instead, lock into their position while viewing their partner as more and more [...]