Picture this: A decent looking statue is in the middle of a studio. The artist isn’t done yet, and while he’s out, another person comes in the room and starts hacking away at the statue, which inevitably ruins it. This analogy represents the feeling of someone chipping away at your soul. Now … [Read more...]
Story: Why People Fight
John slammed the car door and yelled, “Fine, I’ll just walk home!” and with that the car sped off while John fumed, “Uggggggggghhhhhhh!!!” A hop, skip, and a jump away was a gentle looking older man sitting at a bench who, ironically, would not be able to hop, skip, or jump because of his age. … [Read more...]
Men are Becoming Weak
Being a man in our culture can be hard. Yeah, I said it, and I’m not being sarcastic (it’s a rare occasion). I’ll even go further to say that being a straight, white, non-handicapped male has its challenges in our culture because certain people want to hate us. It’s like our gift to the world is … [Read more...]
Why I Don’t Trust God
Every healthy relationship needs to have these five things: Respect (treat each others as equals) Understanding (it feels like the other person gets us) Appreciation & affirmation Trust & Security (it's safe to be honest without fear of being attacked and won’t be cheated … [Read more...]
We Hear What We Feel
As a marriage therapist it’s amazing how some of the biggest fights I hear about start over nothing. What leads to divorce isn’t a particular issue or event. For instance, as bad as an affair is, it doesn’t mean the relationship is over. What causes the end of a relationship is when one or both … [Read more...]
Why Men Look at Porn
Please Note: This exercise can be used as the start of ending someone’s addiction to porn and/or reduce a woman’s belief that a guy watches porn because she’s somehow not good enough. Porn is a popular topic... it’s not necessarily “popular”, but it is popular... this post is off to a great … [Read more...]
Is Someone You Know Passive Aggressive?
Passive aggressive behaviour seems to be on the up rise, especially among young people. This sucks. What’s scary is this is the most damaging anger style. Even worse, most people don’t really know how to define passive aggressive behaviour; they know the term and can sometimes recognize it when … [Read more...]
‘Give Until It Hurts’ is a Lie
‘Giving until it hurts’ is quite commonly known concept yet surprisingly dangerous for emotional health (thank you to my friends who brought this concept up for me to address). Simply put, if everyone gave until they hurt, everyone would be hurt, and what good is that? Isn’t the point of giving to … [Read more...]
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