by Carolyn | Jan 28, 2015 | Creating Change, Expressions of Love, Letting Go
We all want to live happy and fulfilled lives. Research in positive psychology suggests that the following tips have the power to actually change your outlook and help improve your satisfaction with life. Whether it’s with a friend, family member, or as a personal...
by Carolyn | Dec 22, 2014 | Letting Go
This year, consider a list of resolutions that can transform your life and relationships. Research in positive psychology suggests that the following tips have the power to actually change your outlook and help improve your satisfaction with life. Whether it’s...
by Carolyn | Nov 13, 2014 | Creating Change, Expressing Love, Letting Go
Are you one of those individuals who has a big heart, is able to forgive others, and drops everything to help others – sometimes at the expense of taking care of your own needs? Based on a study conducted at the University of Texas at Austin,...
by Carolyn | Nov 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
by Carolyn | Nov 3, 2014 | Bullying
With nearly one-third of students in the United States having experienced bullying in school, and nearly half of adolescents report having been the object of cyber-bullying, October is National Bullying Prevention month. Sadly, only a small percentage of children who...
by Carolyn | Jul 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Is it Time for a Relationship Check-Up? One of the great illusions of our time is that love is self-sustaining. It is not. Love must be fed and nurtured, constantly renewed. That demands ingenuity and consideration, but first and foremost, it demands time. –...
by Carolyn | Jun 17, 2013 | Relationships, Uncategorized
1.Prioritize time together sharing one another’s hopes, dreams and longings. 2.Focus on the positive-5:1 Rule. Successful couples make five times as many positive statements to each negative. 3.Create bonding experiences by showing respect and consideration for...
by Carolyn | Apr 25, 2013 | Couples Therapy, Forgiveness, Infidelity, Marriage Counseling, Relationships
More than ninety percent of married individuals in the United States believed that monogamy is important but almost half of them admit to having had affairs. I work with couples who try to recover from infidelity, which is one of the most devastating traumatic and...
by Carolyn | Mar 25, 2013 | Expressing Love, Marriage Counseling, Relationships
“In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of love.” Alfred Lord Tennyson. Welcome Springtime! For native born San Diegan’s like myself, have you experienced a colder or rainier season here than what we just had? I’m happy to put winter behind and...
by Carolyn | Mar 10, 2013 | Conflict Resolution, Couples Therapy, Creating Change, Expressing Love, Learning to Communicate, Marriage Counseling, Relationships
In part 1 of Conflict: The Pathway to Intimacy, we learned how to identify negative patterns in our relationship and what we can do have more awareness of this destructive cycle. We are reminded to take a time out to think and go within go get clarity on what is...
