by Jeff Packer | Jan 3, 2025 | Addictions, Affairs and Adultery, Anger Management, Anxiety, Blended Family, Change, Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Crisis, Culture & Ethnicity, Death and Loss, Depression, Diabetes, Discipline, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorder, Family
In the face of adversity, what will you choose? *I was 14 years-old the first time I found myself laying in a hospital bed. What I didn’t know then, was that I would spend the next three years of my life fighting for my health. I missed more school days than I...
by Jeff Packer | Dec 20, 2024 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Change, Conflict, Depression, Family, Holidays / Vacation, Mental Health, Problem-Solving
“I complained of a decline in vital energy; a weakened ability to enjoy the fulfillment of needs or of aesthetic desire. Even the most reasonable goals had become difficult or impossible to set, and when established, impossible to fulfill…I complained of sleep...
by Jeff Packer | Dec 6, 2024 | Anger Management, Anxiety, Change, Crisis, Family, Friendship, Health & Fitness, Holidays / Vacation, Problem-Solving, Spirituality, Stress, Work & Employment
Heads are leaning on heads. Bodies are squished together in small seats. Eyes are closed and heads are nodding forward. When eyes are open, we see angry faces and hear people in pissed off moods… and it’s only 7am. What is the rest of our day going to look like?...
by Jeff Packer | Nov 25, 2024 | Addictions, Anger Management, Conflict, Crisis, Marriage
When Life Throws A Curve Ball??? Why are we always faced with some really tough decisions in life? Life threw me a curve ball back in April and I had to re-evaluate what is really important for me and my well being. My husband and I separated and I had to make some...
by Jeff Packer | Nov 4, 2024 | Affairs and Adultery, Anger Management, Anxiety, Change, Conflict, Cooperative Parenting, Crisis, Family, Grief, Parenting, Problem-Solving, Separation & Divorce, Stress, Teens, Trauma - PTS Reaction
Counting to Ten is Not Enough! How do I Calm Myself Down? When I was a child, my parents used to say “count to ten” or “take a deep breath” however this never seemed to work. Either I would refuse to do it as they were TELLING me to do...
by Jeff Packer | Nov 1, 2024 | Anger Management, Blended Family, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Mental Health, Parenting
Family Systems Theory – by Susan Packer It has been said that laughter is infectious. Joy and happiness can be transferred from one to another simply through a smile. Likewise, negative emotions such as anger, fear and sadness easily move from one individual...
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