Maybe you were looking through your husband’s phone and you accidentally came upon an undeleted text. Perhaps you were already suspicious and you were intentionally accessing your wife’s facebook account. Whatever your motives were, what you found is unmistakable evidence … Continue reading
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You Found an Affair, Now What?
September 22nd, 2015Adjusting to a New School: Anxiety and Making Friends
August 31st, 2015In this uncertain economy, relocating is usually accepted by the grateful job hunter as just a part of the job description. The impact on the children cannot be minimized, however, and children will process the event in their own way … Continue reading
Children with Special Educational Needs: A Guide for Newcomers and Ex-Pats
August 23rd, 2015This article by Achievebalance.org therapist Jason Davis was originally posted in 2012 but it contains great info parents can use now. Parents who have concerns about a child’s academic or behavioral progress turn to schools to help them determine what … Continue reading
Taking Your Addiction or Disability to College Part 2
August 17th, 2015First they notice their daughter is not taking care of her addiction or disability. Because that could mean life or death for their daughter, they decide to address that first. Read more to find out what to do next. Continue reading
Taking Your Addiction or Disability to College
August 10th, 2015College? Tour services such as the student writing center and campus TRIO programs. Your campus ADA office can help too. Click to read more. Continue reading
Getting the Most From Therapy: Sleep Better
August 7th, 2015Coming to therapy is a big decision. Individuals come to therapy for personal marriage, and family issues. Therapy works because of the relationship between you and your counselor. She will help you achieve insight by showing you roadblocks holding you … Continue reading
Launching Into College and Beyond
July 28th, 2015From colonial times until about 1940, young adults usually lived with parents or relatives. In fact, it was common to send unmarried children to relatives to become servants or apprentices. In some American colonies it was actually illegal for unmarried … Continue reading
New Leader, Great Leader
June 30th, 2015Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward. – Victor Kiam I’m writing from Austin at the Summer Leadership Training Institute for the Texas Counseling Association. The atmosphere is amazing and the rooms are full of new … Continue reading
Hold It Together Stay Together
June 22nd, 2015Disney claims to be “the happiest place on earth.” I think that’s funny because when my family visits the magic kingdom during the summer holiday, we laugh because of all the non-ride-related screaming. We hear screams of anguish from devastated … Continue reading
To Succeed You Gotta Get Gritty
June 15th, 2015Good morning Achievers! You know grit is quite a hot topic these days (check out Angela Duckworth’s research here). Grit means you go through a hellacious experience and you do more than just survive, you thrive. Or perhaps you are … Continue reading