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Why You Should Be Ready to Confess Your Affair When Asked
Should you tell your partner about the affair you’ve had? If you ask a philosophy professor they will likely give you an ethical decision making theory like in this article from Psychology Today. But philosophers work in theory, they don’t work with people in crisis. On the other hand, if you ask 100 couples therapists, “Should…
Animal-Assisted Therapy and More, Explained
Definitions and Clarification Animal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) Animal-Assisted Therapy is occurring when a qualified, certified therapists and health care providers employs the use of their own animal, or another trained animal, as a part of a therapeutic treatment plan. Therapy Dogs and Facility Dogs can at times be included in this category. Riley at our practice…
How Effective “Time Outs” Could Save Your Marriage (or Job or Friendships)!
From Our Lakelands Leader Laudable Life Advice Column Q: My husband and I have a pretty good marriage, but when it comes to certain topics we seem to go from 0-60 in nothing flat, every time. Before we can get to the heart of the matter he’s saying, “I can’t talk with you about this…
When Your Spouse Says They’re Not In Love with You Anymore
Originally Printed in the Lakelands Leader in our advice column The Laudable Life Q: Around Thanksgiving my wife told me she is not in love with me anymore and that she wanted a divorce. I told her we needed to get through the holidays and I asked her to try to put it out of…
When ADHD Makes Homework Time Hell
Q: I need help getting my child to focus on school work. I have tried helping him myself throughout the school year. Unfortunately, he is constantly distracted by something and needs help sitting still for even five minutes. He was recently diagnosed with ADHD, and I’m starting to think that label is taking his motivation…
6 Tips For When Your Spouse Won’t Go To Therapy With You
Q: As I look at the start of 2017, I want to see my marriage improve, but my husband doesn’t seem to be willing to do much on his end. He won’t go to therapy and he says he’s tired of “talking about it all the time.” What can I do on my own that might…
When Your Family Is a Bunch of Scrooges
Originally Published in the Lakelands Leader in our advice column The Laudable Life Q: It’s early December and as usual I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the things I needs to get done; school parties, work parties, neighborhood parties, gift shopping, family travel, and decorating the house before we go away for the holiday….
Stepping Back from Parenting Your College Student
Originally published in our advice column the Laudable Life in the Lakelands Leader Q: Our oldest child is leaving for University of Maryland next year. She’s excited, but I’m nervous. I won’t be there to wake her up for her 8am classes and I won’t be there when she needs me. What if she doesn’t…
3 Tips For Communicating With Your Teen
It is no secret that communicating with teenagers can sometimes be difficult. As an adolescent, your priorities and experiences are just different than those of an adult. It can be easy to fall into a pattern of not really communicating with your teen; it may seem like you’re speaking two different languages, and you each…
Young Adults and Mental Illness
Mental illness can manifest at any age. However, certain mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression, tend to become symptomatic in the late teens to mid-twenties. It is not exactly understood why these disorders tend to appear during this time of life, though there is some research that suggests that it may be…
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