Jul 31, 2014 | Counseling, Emotions, Goal Setting, Marriage, Parenting, Relationships
Today blended families are common and couples are interested in saving the marriage the second time around. “This time we’ll make it work!” is their motto. It is estimated that in the United States, 43 % of marriages are remarriages for at least one of the adults. A...
Jun 23, 2014 | Depression, Emotions
“They’ll send me to the Loony Bin!” is an expression often said in jest. Mental illness is real for many people and they may fear going “crazy” and being admitted to a psychiatric hospital. Images from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” (1975) or other such scenarios...
May 29, 2014 | Counseling, Emotions, Marriage, Relationships
At times it seems that saving a marriage is like Mission Impossible. There is so much hurt and resentment that some couples decide to throw in the towel and move on. Cultural mindset: “Out with the Old, In with the New” Years ago, when a pair of shoes had...
May 19, 2014 | Counseling, Emotions, Goal Setting
I returned to Arkansas last week, just in time to enjoy the fall colors! I want to share some of my thoughts with my clients and former clients: As I watch the crimson maple leaves float to the ground, I’m reminded that in order for Spring to arrive, Fall has to...
May 7, 2014 | Counseling, Emotions, Marriage, Relationships
At Northwest Counseling, Inc., couples frequently come to us for marriage counseling, in the hopes that saving a marriage is the happy outcome. As counselors we hope to help couples save their marriage, but we understand that both partners must be fully invested in...
Apr 19, 2014 | Counseling, Emotions
Of course, anger is neither good nor bad. It is very useful in a number of ways e.g. a call to action in a crisis, the expression of courage in a conflict and as a warning sign in our bodies that “something” is wrong. But most of us experience anger in an explosive,...
