How Safe Is Marijuana Use Among Teenagers?

I began my counseling career in the field of marriage and family therapy. One stereotype about therapy involving multiple folks is that each person’s sole goal in therapy is to convince the therapist that......

The Importance of Failure: Raising Resilient Kids

Several years ago, one of my kids sheepishly saddled up beside me after dinner. From the look on her face, I knew something was wrong.There were tears. Lots of tears.But I didn’t cave. I...

Improve Your Child’s Social Skills: Navigating Negative Social Interactions

Here's a Story About a Little Boy Named Jake... Jake, who is currently seven years old, has always struggled to “fit in” with the other children. Jake is extremely bright and tends to have a...

Dear Twenty-Something-Year-Olds: Tired of Engagement Pictures on Facebook?

PSA for All Twenty-Something-Year-Olds: BEWARE! Facebook and Instagram have been taken over by engagement rings, babies, and weddings- oh my! Be vigilant as you scroll down your feed as new pictures and statuses are being...

Parent and Teen Communication: It’s Complicated…

In 6th Grade, I Was Probably Too Old for a Father-Daughter Dance... I know I was a lousy date that evening, compared to my younger sister who smiled her way through the night. I pouted...

Date Nights Are Essential to Your Marriage and Mental Well-Being

Date nights are essential to your marriage and mental well-being. With the day-to-day responsibilities of adulting, it is easy to neglect both marriage and spouse.

Putting the Psychology into Performance | Performance Tips @Patsportsdoc

The Ability to Perform at a Consistently High Level Has Always Been a Top Priority for Athletes and Coaches Alike... Traditionally, this has led athletes to seek out new and novel ways of increasing their...

Your Bed or Mine? The Struggles of Sleeping Apart

Check out the first part of this series: Your Bed or Mine? The Struggles of Sleeping With a Partner Some Couples Are Destined for Failure in the Bedroom... No, not THAT kind of failure, but failure...

Failure to Launch Syndrome: Why Some Young Men Struggle in College

Young men are experiencing quarter-life crises at an alarming rate. Men are struggling to graduate college, step into the workforce, step into independent adulthood, and deal with adversity and setbacks in life.But what is...

Technology is Stressing Out Americans

The American Psychological Association’s Stress in AmericaTM poll shows parents struggling to balance personal and family technology use.I hate talking on the phone. I find it to be a necessary...