Whenever I walk into the therapy office where I practice, I walk directly to the candy dish where I strategically pluck out a piece of Dove chocolate from the mound of Hershey’s kisses. I do this for two reasons: (1) I have a slight affinity to chocolate (it can make any day a good day) and (2) I get the Read more…
He and I When words run dry, he does not try, nor do I. We are on par. He just is, I just am and we just are. – Lang Leav I encountered this poem this past week. I say encounter rather than read because it was an experience for me. The words of the poem spoke to the power Read more…
Sometimes it is a rather eye-opening experience to realize how much influence we have over others. Interpersonal influence was a topic covered in one of my classes this past week. At the core of the research conducted on influence was this idea that we influence others in an attempt to benefit ourselves and the people in our lives. I will Read more…
I will wholeheartedly admit it. I read research articles from time to time…just for fun. Most of the articles that I choose to read focus on a topic that I can relate to or that one of my clients may be able to relate to. Earlier this week, I stumbled across a news article that presented the findings on research Read more…
What is it about the breakups that we just can’t seem to get over? You know the ones that I am talking about, right? The ones that leave us spending the majority of the day in our pajamas, overeating, crying, and thinking about our ex nonstop. Well, Dr. Matt Borer, a licensed marriage and family therapist who follows the Collective Read more…
