Some of the best lessons come directly from the counseling office. Here’s some of the wisdom my clients are sending you this week: 5 things to avoid, and 5 things to do in relationships.
Don’t Do These Things:
1. Don’t confuse withholding important feelings or thoughts with being supportive of your partner.
Yes, our partners need our support […]
The couple walks into my office. She is obviously hurt and angry. He has the look of angry confusion. She blurts out her discovery that he uses pornography. She feels as though he’s been cheating on her. She feels betrayed. She finds the whole thing repulsive. How could he do this to her?
He is ashamed […]
Yup. That title is one of those trick questions. The answer is NEVER. Violence is NEVER appropriate, and NEVER necessary.
No, I’m not talking about the very extreme cases where police are apprehending a criminal, or the military is doing what the military does. I’m talking about a husband and wife, lovers, friends, or people in […]
I was apparently born mildly depressed. I’ve always known low energy and a very low amount of enthusiasm. I’m 53 years old and I only beat depression for good two years ago.
What a long time for my wife to live with someone depressed! In the beginning, we didn’t know any better. The critical sullenness that […]
It’s hard to deny that in social conversations, men and women have different styles. Here are some of the basic differences, albeit generalizations, in how the sexes use the gift of gab:
1. What’s Polite?
Her style: at a party or social event, most women will wait for an opportunity to join in a conversation. […]
Are you wondering how to communicate with that new man in your life? Or maybe you are just wondering about the next man in your life? New or old, it’s never too late to learn how to communicate in the language of love.
Maybe you’ve seen the tomboyish girl that somehow has men flocking around […]
Many couples first met on the job, are involved in family businesses, or find themselves considering working together on something they both love. One of the basics behind success in such ventures is whether they can make it past the hurdle of competing with each other.
First, some personal history. Probably due to very similar personalities, […]
As a bodybuilder I have probably tried just about every natural testosterone enhancing product available for enhancing muscle growth, the side effect of many of these products is enhanced sexual performance as well. There are also some side effects that are unwanted, such as heart palpitations and insomnia. In this article I want to look […]
Enlargement of the prostate is called benign prostate hypertrophy, or BPH. While this growth is usually considered a nuisance, if a man experiences problems with burning, or difficult urination at any time, the prudent course of action is consulting a urologist.
Other symptoms may be:
A feeling of having to push out urine
A sensation that the […]
Did you know that after Proscar was approved by the FDA, that agency banned all nonprescription drugs for BPH? According to Varro Tyler, Ph.D., dean and professor emeritus of pharmacognosy (natural product pharmacy) at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, the ban was initiated for two reasons. First, the FDA purported that there […]
