by Sherry Gaba | Aug 31, 2016 | Uncategorised
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...
by Sherry Gaba | Aug 11, 2016 | Uncategorised
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...
by Sherry Gaba | Aug 11, 2016 | Abuse, Codependency, Fear, Life Coaching, Psychotherapy, Therapy
When we are choosing the people in our lives, we like to pick ones that comfort us and support us in our times of need. Part of our relationships with these people means supporting them as well. Some of us don’t really know what it means to be supportive, and we...
by Sherry Gaba | Aug 10, 2016 | Uncategorised
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...
by Sherry Gaba | Aug 4, 2016 | Abuse, Codependency, Fear, Life Coaching, Psychotherapy, Therapy
For a long time, there was a point in our lives where the things we were saying were not being heard. Nobody was listening, and we didn’t understand. But we saw our mothers and fathers get things done in more evasive ways. They never came out and said directly...
