Photo by FotoFlo on Unsplash The question of how to help your child when they are between two homes due to a divorce or a custody agreement is one that is often brought about in the counseling field. Coparenting is what happens when parents are divorced and custody is split whether this custody is fifty/fifty, or one parent has primary while the other is secondary. Whatever special arrangement that you have, the...
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash Grief or loss is a part of life. It can mean loss of a job, family member, close friend or even witnessing a tragic event that results in the loss of life. Everyone processes life events differently. I hear often, “I haven’t cried yet” or “Everyone around me is emotional and I feel nothing, what is wrong with me? Everyone responds differently to grief, some more...
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash Wondering if there is joy to be had in your later years is a common question that people come to think of whenever they go through big transitions in their life. Some of these transitions can include retiring, death, or even disability. No one plans on the drastic changes that will happen in their life when they go through a big transition. We may try to...
Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash When I began counseling school, I was surprised to find career counseling was a required course. I had no desire to do any career counseling. I wanted to help people with their emotions, relationships and interactions. What did career counseling have to do with mental health counseling? As a new counselor, I would soon discover missteps that I had when I was studying and beginning my...
Photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash Do not be discouraged if you and your spouse disagree on how to parent your children. Conflict in marriage is expected and normal. Likewise, conflict in parenting is expected and normal. I would absolutely be concerned if there was no conflict in your marriage or parenting relationship. If there is no conflict this is a sign to seek professional help immediately, because someone is lying and...
Photo by Brock Wegner on Unsplash My partner is telling me that they are unhappy. Whether it be with the relationship, their work or with friends. Am I supposed to make my partner happy? Is that my responsibility? Or is it their own job to make themselves happy? Being happy is a phrase that is thrown around so much these days whether in casual conversation or on social media. There is a...
I don’t know what to do. I feel trapped, confused and tense when I think about the events that are happening in my life. I just want things to go back to the way they were. When things were simple and predictable. Now, it feels like everyday something comes up and throws me another curveball. Everyone has this feeling at some point in their lives, if they are being honest. Unless you...
Photo by Michal Balog on Unsplash Recent social media posts are full of proud parents posting photos of packed cars with all the necessary and probably unnecessary items for the new dorm or apartment. Mom’s and Dad’s have looked forward and dreaded this day since their child began their first day of Kindergarten. For parents this will be a difficult time of learning a new way of life where they are no...
Photo by Valeriia Miller on Unsplash My partner and I are in the roommate phase. There is no intimacy, communication or romance. Doesn’t every relationship go through a rough patch? Is it too much to ask to never have the roommate stage? Yes, it is too much to ask. Relationships are made of people who are human, and have flaws. Roommate stage is an indication of change in a relationship. Change is...
“I don’t know how I ended up here. One minute I am sending my kids out into the world, becoming empty nesters, then I am thrown back into diapers, daycare and school drop off. I am thankful beyond words that I have the privilege of raising my grandkids, but a part of me is heartbroken. Heartbroken for my own kids who are not raising their children, for choices of their own making....
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