I gasped. Surely, the email I’d just received was a hoax. My then-fiancé, now-husband, Ted hadn’t really intervened in a work-related issue for me, had he? Gulp! — He had. The day before, I’d shown Ted the cover art for a video project I was producing for my boss. As a professional designer himself, he…
I can still remember the way the house smelled like freshly brewed coffee. Every morning I found my father sitting in the Victorian Style floral chair reading his Bible. He always seemed to be sitting with one leg crossed over the other the Bible in his lap, and his coffee on the end table. I…
Tanya and Daniel had been married for 3 years when they returned to my office for some help on a few conflicts they were having. I wasn’t surprised to hear they were having some issues. Marriage is a struggle. However, with this particular couple, during pre-marriage counseling, I’d highlighted 3-4 key themes they would need…
Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year holidays are often times of warm memories and happy family experiences. Just as often, however, it can be a time of extraordinary stress and dreaded conflict in the family. Some—especially young married couples—find this season one of being torn between the expectations (and sometimes downright demands) of parents and in-laws….
January can be a huge month for relationship breakups. Ironically, because it’s also a popular time for couples to get engaged, when a couple that has been together a long time watches couples who have been together a matter of months take the plunge, that can lead to a lot of soul-searching: So what’s wrong…
