With media, social media, and technology echoing in a self-absorbed and immature generation, why are so many young adults insecure? Watching college and university students becoming overwhelmed and paralyzed by the results of an election, you might question what is missing in their development. Safe ... Read More
Making New Friends in a Mobile Society
With the rapid advancements in technology, and our society’s evolving lifestyle needs and wants, today’s workforce is a mobile one. I watch my friends and my children’s friends move from one town to the next, whether for work or for lifestyle changes, whereas people in the past would often ... Read More
10 Signs You Are In a Toxic Friendship
Have you ever had that friend who made you feel less than? The one who drained your energy and whose presence made you feel sick to your stomach? Like so many things in life, you tend to gravitate toward what you already know – even if what you have experienced in the past was not positive. If ... Read More
Your Friend, The Narcissist, Part 2
An important question to ask, is: why are you in a relationship with a narcissist? What is the cost and benefit that you are receiving? What early experience with mom or dad makes this kind of relationship comfortable and familiar and, therefore, do-able? What makes you believe that you are not ... Read More
Your Friend, The Narcissist, Part 1
At one time or another, in our lives, we have all had that one friend. You know: that friend who takes up all of the oxygen in the room, who has to be the center of attention, and who seems to take pleasure in your misadventures, instead of your successes. But, has it ever occurred to you that ... Read More