Several years ago, I was working as a therapist in a day treatment facility for substance abusers. HALT was one of the relapse strategies that was taught. HALT is an acronym for the four words hungry, angry, lonely, and tired. When a person struggling with an addiction is in … [Read more...]
Your attitude is more important than the facts
Any fact facing us, however difficult, even seemingly hopeless, is not so important as our attitude toward that fact. How you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You may permit a fact to overwhelm you mentally before you start to deal with it … [Read more...]
Fear
It was my senior year at Virginia Tech, and I was sitting in an auditorium, waiting for my child development class to begin. I had heard that the professor who taught the class was exceptional, and by the looks of the crowd, I was not the only one who had gotten that … [Read more...]
Mistakes: Opportunities to Grow
Some of the most successful people have no problem admitting that they have made a mistake. It is for this reason that they may be so successful. We must be willing to admit our mistakes, before we can be open to learning a new way. Face it; we do not like to admit that … [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...]
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