Family

I can’t tell you how often this dilemma comes up in client sessions and my conversations with colleagues. It occurs very frequently among people who are taking care of family members (but professional caregivers are not immune!). It’s an issue that’s important to deal with head-on, because ignoring it will only make it worse. So here [...]

Last week I shared a question from a reader about how to handle the upset feelings that come with finding out that after your parent turned down an offer from you…they turned around and asked your sibling for the very thing you had offered! I wrote last week about why that can be such a [...]

Got a great Question from a reader this week: “My mother has been in and out of the hospital for the past month. I’ve offered to take my father to the hospital to visit (he doesn’t drive any more), and he always says “No, you don’t have to…” …and then later it turns out he [...]

Nothing would make the holiday season more joyful and bright than to celebrate it free from any resentments, grudges and anger you’ve been hanging on to. Even if you’re not going to be around anyone who stirs up those feelings in you, just storing such feelings buried beneath the surface has a profound impact. That [...]