Ok - I promised to help you think differently about the relationships in your life through-out this series. We have tackled some tough situations. I have asked you to have some serious conversations and change your perspective. I wouldn’t be a Therapist if I didn’t offer breaks through-out the series specifically for positive relationship-building experiences. If you have been doing the work, you probably need a date night!
Read moreDay 14: 3 Tips to Forgiving An Absentee Parent
So one of your parents abandoned you...or maybe both of them abandoned you....at least according to what you know they abandoned you. Have you moved towards forgiveness? Do you subconsciously project your feelings towards your parent(s) on other people?
For reasons many of us can't explain or don't know, many parents go incognito on their children. Perhaps you know the reason your parent wasn't in your life and you're just not satisfied with it. Whatever your situation is - you must forgive them in order to move forward with your life.
Read moreDay 13: Relationship Recovery - Moving Beyond a Hurtful Past
As we have gone through the series, you may have wondered when we would talk about dealing with broken friendships. Well that day has arrived! If you draw a huge portion of your strength and support in life from your friends - then nothing hurts worse than a friend who betrayed that friendship! This feeling of betrayal and/or rejection can go as deep as sleeping with your husband or as "small" as forgetting to invite you to a significant event in their life.
Read moreDay 12: Relationship Recovery - Moving Beyond a Violent Past
Whoa! What the heck just happened? How did you get here? You knew your kid had a couple of anger issues, but….when did they cross from a kid making negative choices to being arrested with pending criminal charges? Does this make me a bad parent?