TWO THOUGHTS: ONE OUTCOME

Those of you who are familiar with this author’s concept of “the Snowman” will understand this month’s message.  The Snowman reminds us that everything in our life, our actions and feelings, flow from certain ideas or beliefs that we hold.  But what happens...

ARE YOU PERFECT?

The title of today’s newsletter, obviously, must be a rhetorical question.  Everyone knows that there is no such thing as perfection.  There are no perfect people, situations, or…. relationships.   We know this.  Or do we? The psychologist,...

DISMISSIVENESS: WHAT IS IT?

  Mediocre minds usually dismiss anything which reaches beyond their own understanding. Francois de La Rochefoucauld                                                        Dismissiveness:  choosing to dismiss or reject someone or something; having or showing a...

MOM OR DAD? LOOK AT THAT METAPHORICAL MIRROR

Children don’t need perfect paents; they need happy parents. Sigmund Freud is generally labelled as “the father of modern psychology.”  While very few counseling practitioners follow his theories and methods closely, he certainly raised our collective...