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Hope and Hopelessness – How They Work to Manage the Threat of Reality

By |2025-09-01T05:04:44+00:00September 1st, 2025|Anxiety Treatment, Family of Origin Counseling, Fear and Pani, Helplessness, Individual Counseling, Inner Conflicts|

There are two ways I hear clients talk about the issue of hope. One goes something like this: “I have to keep hope alive that my partner will change, or else there is no point!” The other takes a different path: “I just feel hopeless, my partner’s never going to change, so I might [...]

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Giving Up and Giving in to Maintain Romantic Relationships

By |2024-03-11T22:47:20+00:00February 8th, 2024|Individual Counseling, relationship issues|

Giving up on important aspects in your relationship is deflating. Giving into your partner feels as if you are denying important parts of yourself in favor of your romantic relationship. Giving up on something you want, or giving up on getting through to your partner is a sense of defeat and or disempowerment. Giving [...]

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 Does Revenge Karma Work in Intimate Relationships or is it Magical Thinking?

By |2023-11-22T00:13:00+00:00November 17th, 2023|Affair Recovery Counseling, Anger Issues, Depression Counseling, Family Counseing, Individual Counseling, Insecurity Counseling, relationship issues|

Thoughts of  revenge karma are so sweet! Especially when you have suffered at the hands of a loved one and have to suck it up. Imagining that the perpetrator will get their comeuppance one day offers some comfort.  Revenge karma involves a belief that there is a higher power that knows who is good [...]

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