When I ask couples what they want to work on in counseling, it is not unusual to hear them say, “We want to be more intimate” or “We want to develop more intimacy.” It is a worthy goal for a relationship, but often, as a way to get their attention, I will say, “Well, I can’t help you with that.”
How Are You Feeling?
Is Your Relationship Growing?
We all enjoy watching things grow. There may be a wall or door in your house with marks and names and numbers by the marks. They are snapshots of your children, or yourself, at different ages. At some point in school, you probably brought home a Styrofoam cup with a seed buried in some dirt. There was the excitement of watching a tiny leaf emerge from the dirt and grow into a plant.
Phone Stress
Walking Mindfully
Sleep Stress
Being Still
Practicing Thankfulness
Is Healing and Coming Together Possible?
Time Stress
One of the biggest stressors that you may be experiencing is time. In one of the great ironies of life, technologies like the Internet and wireless devices were they were supposed to make life easier and more efficient, but we struggle now with time more than we did before we had these amazing inventions.









