by Jack Richards | Jan 8, 2021
Life is Too Short and Precious to Live Any Other Way It is sadly the second anniversary of my nephew’s death. On this day I also treated trauma survivors in my practice and did evaluations for chronically medically ill individuals who want to create video legacies for...
by Laurence | Jan 3, 2021
Move in this direction for self-growth. Most of us learn to avoid discomfort of all kinds from a very young age and the evading gets perpetuated as we grow into adulthood. As far back as many of us can remember, when we got hurt, our parents would just kiss our...
by Laurence | Dec 22, 2020
Learn 7 effective and empowering ways to set it in motion. As the New Year is approaching, it may be a good time to reflect on, evaluate, and re-calibrate the way in which we approach our parenting. We tend to protect, or in some instances over-protect our children to...
by Laurence | Dec 16, 2020
Choose to be a warrior during the holidays and always. We all have our own distinct story and define “dysfunction” in our own way, as it impacts each of us differently. Whatever the dysfunction is and to whatever extent, letting it have power over you and sustain...
by Laurence | Dec 8, 2020
Form the meaningful and satisfying relationships you want and deserve. There is certainly no instruction booklet on how to foster meaningful relationships. The way we first learn is through modeling our parent’s behavior, by process of elimination, and through on the...
by Laurence | Dec 2, 2020
12 ways to cope, heal, and thrive. The societal belief is that children and parents should accept each other for who they are “no matter what”, should forgive each other “no matter what”, and should learn to get along “no matter what.” For some children this is...
by Laurence | Nov 24, 2020
Sign up for Positive Affirmations & Guided Meditations. As we approach our lives with unconditional resilience, we open ourselves up to a life with endless possibilities.
by Laurence | Nov 24, 2020
You always have choices. There is a lot about the holiday season, and especially this one, that can evoke negativity, sadness, and frustration. The holiday may be celebrated differently than it ordinarily is. Now more than ever, especially with the weather changing,...
by Laurence | Nov 21, 2020
A necessity during these less-than-typical times. Negotiation tips with family members come in handy during the holiday season, especially when a vast amount of decisions need to be made collaboratively and efficiently. During the pandemic and possible change in...
