Words of Wisdom from My Mentor, Gwendolyn Jansma
If you are fortunate or strategic you will find a mentor who will guide and steer your life in directions you never imagined possible.
How to Raise Resilient and Responsible Children
It is an era of the over-indulged child. Here we explore how we might build resilience while encouraging the development of responsible children.
The Resilient Mind: Achieve Success by Building Mental & Emotional Toughness
Ex-police officer, Brad Coulbeck’s book, The Resilient Mind — Achieve Success by Building Mental & Emotional Toughness is filled with stories and research.
How to Use The Virtues Project to Guide Children
With the fading of organized religion, there has been a lack and a hunger for old fashioned, wise guidance for goodness; for the virtues.
Home Sweet Home: Make it Yours (Children Included)
It is easier than you imagine to make a house into a home. Create a place of refuge for all family members including the children.
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up – Book Summary
Marie Kondo, author of The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing asks, “Does it bring joy?”
Relationship Fighting and 12 Tips to Do Relationship Repair
The probability of arguing or disagreeing in a love relationship. Some describe these moments as Relationship Fighting.
Five Ways to Increase Your Authentic Joy
Gallop Poll . . . They point out that, in their research, regardless of the wars and unrest in the world, seven in 10 people in 138 countries reported in their Positive Experiences Index significant amounts of:
1. enjoyment
2. laughing or smiling
3. feeling well-rested
4. being treated with respect
Insights into the Guts and Sweat of Emotional Triggers
You and your dear one are discussing what to prepare for dinner. Suddenly your heart races and your fists clench. You are ready to fight, run or collapse. Your dearest is now the enemy! YIKES! You are now in the depth of an emotional trigger! Most of have been there! Repeatedly, when people ask, “What […]
Building Resilience with Appreciative Inquiry – Book Summary
When I attended a presentation by leadership trainer and author, Joan McArthur-Blair, the room was packed. The audience members were primarily career counselors. McArthur-Blair is the co-author (along with Jeanie Cockell) of the book, Building Resilience with Appreciative Inquiry: A Leadership Journey through Hope, Despair, and Forgiveness. I was pleased to buy a copy of […]
You Demonstrate Courage Every Day in Many Ways
I propose that we, that includes you, demonstrate courage every day in many ways. The meaning of courage is to feel anxious or scared but take positive action anyway. It’s easy to see courage in action from our esteemed role models. Mother Teresa tirelessly worked in the slums of Calcutta. Nelson Mandela spent years in […]
12 Ways to Create Meaning from Painful Situations
As a therapist, I witness people whose lives have fallen apart or have become unbearable to continue as is. I often hear the simple but dreadfully difficult question to answer, “Why?” People naturally long to create meaning from their emotional pain. Resilience is called upon when we face tough situations. We want to bounce back, […]