Don’t Just Deal with Stress – Eliminate it!

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In a world filled with alarm clocks, rush hour traffic, deadlines that must be met, bills to pay and mouths to feed - multitasking, sleep deprivation and stress have become the norm. Everyone has “one of those days” once in a while. But when stress invades and takes over your world becoming a way of life something needs to change. The human body was not meant to operate on coffee and adrenaline on a daily basis. This type of fast pace high-pressure lifestyle takes its toll on your health, your emotional and spiritual well-being as well as your relationships. What is stress? – Stress is any … [Read more...]

Couples Therapy – Can it really work?

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If you are a couple, initially you came together because you liked one another. Eventually, you grew to love one another. Things happen in the course of life that can fracture a relationship and cause people to grow apart, or at least feel that they are. If you have begun to question whether a relationship is worth holding on to and trying to repair versus just letting it go, being alone or starting over again, no one can answer that for you, but if love remains couples therapy may be an option. Couples therapy offers the two involved parties a neutral middle ground. Someone impartial who … [Read more...]

Helping kids adjust to life changes

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Children do best in a structured environment but life almost never follows the path we expect. Normality and schedule tend to go off track when life throws you a curve ball. It is inevitable that at some point something unplanned in the adult realm will spill over and affect the children in the family. Divorce - No matter what the family situation a divorce to a child is traumatic. Even though the child is not at fault, and parents do their best to explain, children, especially young ones simply do not understand. The loss is felt deeply. Relocation - Moving to a new town, a new school or a … [Read more...]