Failure to Launch Reason Number One is Anxiety and Fear of Failure
The first reason why some young adult children struggle to launch from their parents’ home is anxiety and fear of failure or not being good enough. The child may have…
Failure to Launch Reason Number Two is Over Protective Parenting
The second common reason for failure to launch is having over protective parents or parents who do too much for their children. It is a fine balancing act for parents…
Common Reasons Kids Fail to Launch and Live at Home with Their Parents.
Failure to launch is when a child becomes an adult (i.e. over 18 years old) but doesn’t move forward with being more independent from their parents. We are not talking…
Expressing gratitude daily is a powerful psychological mood lifter!
Expressing gratitude is a wonderful thing for our own psychological well being, especially when we do it EVERY day, not just on Thanksgiving! Start a new self-care habit today. Write…
Life is a Roller Coaster in the Dark with Ups, Downs, Twists and Turns
I often have conversations with Clients about getting to the place of Radical Acceptance about things in life. We talk about how life is full of ups and downs and…
Couples Therapy Often Starts With Them Talking About the Hurts
Couples Therapy Often Starts With Them Talking About the Hurts The couple started their relationship or their marriage with some wonderful feelings for each other. Then over time they either…
What’s Important in Any Relationship is Whatever is Important to Them!
Couples often wait too long before coming in for counseling and the hurt feelings have been growing for a long time. Whether it is marriage counseling or pre-marital counseling or…
Practicing Relationship Communication Skills Improves Understanding
When my husband and my 25th wedding anniversary was approaching I happened to find this fun little book at the Hallmark store called Married for Life, Inspirations from those married 50…
Couples Counseling about How We Choose to Respond – Part 4
Couples Counseling about How We Choose to Respond – Part 4 Once we have received the message from the other person then we need to process the message with an…
Diabulimia, the Eating Disorder You’ve Never Heard Of
Diabulimia, the Eating Disorder You've Never Heard Of In my 32 years practicing as a Registered Dietitian I have definitely seen the incidence of this practice increasing! Like the article…