The quickest way to expose your insecurities is to be hypercritical of others. When you spend your time criticizing others, it says a lot more about you than the one that you are criticizing. Those who spend their lives finding fault in others are most critical of themselves. … [Read more...]
Great Expectations Within the Marriage
Written by Kristin Barton Cuthriell, M.Ed., MSW, LCSW Several years ago, I attended a marriage workshop along with my husband. This was not the first one that I had ever attended, nor will it be the last. These workshops not only provide me information and tools that help me … [Read more...]
14 Fair Fighting Rules
Written by Kristin Barton Cuthriell, M.Ed., MSW, LCSW Counseling couples, I am often amazed at the horrible way many partners speak to one another. They say things to each other that they would not dream of saying to an enemy, let alone the person that they claim to love. … [Read more...]
The ABC’s of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach
Written by Kristin Barton Cuthriell M.Ed., MSW, LCSW Reality leaves a lot to the imagination. -John Lennon Your reality is really just your perception. Your thoughts create your reality, and your reality creates your emotional and behavioral response. How does this apply to … [Read more...]
Relationships: Connecting the Past with the Present
Written by Kristin Barton Cuthriell, M.Ed, MSW, LCSW Be mindful and aware of what is really happening in the present. Painful feelings stemming from past emotional wounds have a way of resurfacing in our present day relationships. Although this concept is nothing new, many … [Read more...]