The One You Feed
A friend of mine posted this on our friends newsgroup, and I thought it fit quite well into what I posted on last week. Check it out: An old Cherokee told his grandson, “My son, there’s a battle between two…
Black, White, or Gray?
I was visiting after our staff meeting today with one of my collegues, Jenn Lance, and she said something that stuck with me. She said, “I can see other people in shades of gray, but most times I only see…
What Is It Like To Be You?
I recently finished my second theory class as part of my Masters degree schooling. One of the theories studied was termed “symbolic interactionism”. The online Webster’s Dictionary describes it like this: “a theory that human interaction and communication is facilitated…
Step Two, Check!
Anyone who regularly reads my blog knows that I am a Masters student at Indiana University. I thought I would take a moment today to update you on my path to becoming an MSW! This year has been such a…
“Bad It!”
I’m thoroughly enjoying a much needed vacation this week! I do enjoy blogging very much, but haven’t had as much time as I’d like to do it lately, with the end of the spring semester and all. I ended up…
I’m The One! (or How to Stop Fighting)
A couple of months ago, I went to a therapist training seminar for Imago Relationship Therapy. This is the theory proposed by Harville Hendrix in his books “Getting the Love You Want”, “Keeping the Love You Find,” “Receiving Love,” and…
Marriage Killer
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about victims. There really are true victims in this world, of course…people who have been negatively affected by the actions of others through no fault or no choosing of their own. People who died…
Effective Communication?
Today I wanted to touch on a subject that comes up all the time when people call in for a therapy appointment: communication. More times than not, the people I talk to looking for help cite failure to communicate effectively…
To Forgive or Not to Forgive
I need to have a little chat with myself today, so I thought I’d invite you in to join me. It’s a little less strange….right? OK, maybe not, but humor me…maybe you’ve had this same struggle. So most of us…
I Have You Under My Control
I had a client ask me one time, “Where does peace come from?” You see, I have a mug in my office that has a saying on it about peace, and I think it captures the feeling that most everyone…