Family

Besides the many sibling and parent/child challenges that I hear about on nearly a daily basis, I frequently have occasion to help my clients navigate the stresses of difficult professional encounters. Whether it’s a boss/subordinate relationship, networking groups or business associates, where career success and money are on the line the stakes are always high! [...]

If forgiveness were easy, this article wouldn’t be necessary…. But the reality is, forgiveness is often difficult. And in the world of caregiving, forgiveness can be fraught with much confusion and stress. I have received a number of requests from caregivers dealing with forgiveness challenges with people they are caring for who they feel didn’t [...]

THEY’RE BACK!!! It’s official – the Holidays are upon us! Even if you’re not about to be inundated for Thanksgiving, you may be facing that scenario a month from now with the December holidays also coming up fast. So…if your family gatherings tend to be at all contentious or otherwise uncomfortable, now is a really [...]

My Answer: Part 2 Part of the problem with feeling betrayed is that you can’t “unring the bell” and erase the behavior. Another big challenge when it involves a family member, is that you can’t just stop being related to that person and thereby avoid them altogether! Between wishing you could erase it, struggling to [...]