They don’t help with the kids They spend money you don’t have. They may be out doing even worse than that. And you’ve tried everything. You’ve talked, discussed, shared your feelings….. But nothing works. Why? Well, I’ll tell you why! In fact, the answer to why it’s...

It's hard to stand up to a bully. It takes courage. Courage to face yourself first! Then compassion for YOU! Tap into your inner resources that have long been neglected and you will take care of that bully easily.  https://youtu.be/TxXfLlytWSw?si=MfrEjchSkuhFv9Qs 

One person is an alcoholic. Another is a gambler. Another is abusive. Or, it could be as simple as someone raising their kids in a way you completely disagree with. Whatever it is, you hate it. You hate to see it. You hate to be exposed to it. And so you've told that...

There's that awful feeling of not loving yourself.... ...being out of sorts... ...disconnected from your inner core.... It's not the state humans were meant to be in. It's a state of warning – fix this! Just like touching a hot stove compells us to jerk our fingers...

I have a question: Why does this spouse want to gain control? Actually, that's not my only question. Here's another one: Why can't he/she gain control the usual way, like by being nice? Sweet-talking? See, the whole thing with control is that we're always trying to...

Therapy actually can be short. Here's the combo you need: *an excellent therapist (do a search in the group or on my blog of "what makes a good therapist" and you'll see a bunch of articles.) *a client who had a lot of emotional support growing up. *a client who did...

Men and women are equal opportunity abusers. And none of them have the right to abuse others. But . . . There's something you should know that makes it not quite as easy as all that. See, anybody who is self-aware, connected, clear-headed, calm, compassionate, and...

"I'm calm!" Susan said, her nose just a bit in the air. "I'm not upset at all. I'm just telling you that my husband is a mean, rotten person. He is not nice at all. I just want you to know." Is Susan in Self Energy as she explains all this? Well, she's calm and...

Do you mean the word, “anything”? Really? Because I would bet that you both agree that you wouldn’t want to make a few extra dollars by scamming little old men and ladies out of their life savings. Right? See, the real thing is not that you don’t agree on “anything.”...

After years of exhausting “discussions” that went nowhere, Sheila had lost all belief in herself. Not only that, she didn’t even know what she believed. And the question is: Where is that belief supposed to come from now? Should she get divorced and find someone who...