Forgiveness is the moment when we AWAKEN to who our offender is and not who we wish they would be. When we save ourselves. Keep reading to find out more. Continue reading
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How to Forgive
August 30th, 2017What Makes a GOOD Apology?
August 17th, 2017Defining a good apology is tough. Luckily there are three steps to understanding what makes a good apology. Click achievebalance.org for more info! Continue reading
Overcoming Defiant Behavior: Keys to Parenting Defiant Teens
November 6th, 2016Blog post by Achievebalance.org therapist Jason Davis MA, LPC (read post on Jason’s website here) After a long day at work or running errands, you finally are able to come home. Is your teen an expert at pressing your buttons? Do you … Continue reading
Take Your ADD/ADHD to College
August 20th, 2016Sending a child with ADD/ADHD off to college can be challenging. For the last eighteen years you have been responsible for finding the services she needed to manage ADHD and succeed in school. If she took medication or had … Continue reading
Top 10 Ways Elementary-Age Children Transition Back to School
July 30th, 2016About this time of year conversations among parents of school-age children begin to change. Talk turns from summer camp to school-ready bedtime rituals, mosquito repellant to earth-friendly lunch containers, and shopping for swimsuits to shopping for school supplies. Not to … Continue reading
What Does Feeling Better Look Like?
January 12th, 2016What does ‘feeling better’ look like? You probably don’t have to ask yourself that question when you have physical pain. When you have a pounding toothache, you Google ‘dentist in my town,’ or you phone your friends and ask who … Continue reading
Infidelity: A Blueprint for Recovery Part 3 – Apologizer versus Rebuilder
November 23rd, 2015In the last blog, I talked about triggers and grief, especially over the holidays. Emotions can be surprisingly intense due to the anniversary effect and the pressure to have a ‘perfect’ holiday for family and in-laws despite the disharmony. The … Continue reading
Infidelity: A Blueprint for Recovery Part 2 – Taking infidelity recovery into the holiday season and dealing with grief, trauma, and triggers
November 16th, 2015In my last blog, I talked about a blueprint for recovery for couples surviving betrayal, infidelity, and cheating. I explained that the *betrayed spouse’s reaction to The Discovery, or revelation, of sexual, emotional, or financial infidelity could be compared to, … Continue reading
Infidelity: A Blueprint for Recovery Part 1 – The Why
September 30th, 2015So what exactly is a blueprint for recovery when it comes to betrayal, infidelity, and cheating? It might help to look at traditional marriage counseling and make a comparison. Traditional marriage counseling, when infidelity is not involved, means the therapist … Continue reading
