Black and White Thinking

Growing up with an alcoholic parent, we were taught to see things in extremes. It was either the best possible thing that could ever happen, or the worst possible thing that could ever happen. Our parents had been taught, and were passing on to us, the lesson that...
Picking Our Partners

Picking Our Partners

One of the most important decisions we make in our lives is who we decide to spend it with. Obviously, romantic partners aren’t the only people i’m referring to, but for today that is what I would like to focus on. As somebody who works closely with love...

Life Coaching vs Psychotherapy

I was part of a discussion recently with life coaches and psychotherapists on how we felt about psychotherapy versus life coaching. I do both psychotherapy and life coaching so it was interesting being part of a heated debate coming from both sides. Well, the...