by Jeff Packer | Feb 22, 2022 | Growth & Development, Love & Relationships, Marriage
How often do you hear this phrase from a spouse, boyfriend or girlfriend? “We’ve grown apart.” I wonder where and when we first heard this phrase? Was it in a movie or on a TV show? Is it true? Do people grow apart? This sounds like an excuse to...
by Jeff Packer | Dec 28, 2021 | Conflict, Family, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Separation & Divorce
So many people make this decision far too quickly and with minimal or biased information. After working in the counselling field for over twenty years, I have grown increasingly “pro family.” We often hear the following two main thoughts about separating “I might as...
by Nicole Bolotenko | Dec 12, 2019 | Affairs and Adultery, Anger Management, Change, Conflict, Crisis, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Separation & Divorce, Sexuality
by Janis Abrahms Spring How do you forgive your partner when they do not take responsibilities for their transgressions? (With this question we are taking the position that this may be a major transgression like an affair) Often we hear from clients that they feel the...
by Jeff Packer | Sep 25, 2019 | Children & Adolescence, Conflict, Discipline, Marriage, Parenting, Separation & Divorce, Teens
How to effectively launch children Thanks to one mother for sharing her specific challenge (below) and we have added a few ideas to help. You too can send us a blog which will be posted anoymously… helping others 🙂 ************************ Wow, this is a super...
by Nicole Bolotenko | Jan 14, 2019 | Change, Conflict, Family, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Mental Health
The other day I was waiting in line and a couple behind me were talking about the tons of errands, responsibilities and chores they had to get done. “We have to get the groceries done, but then we gotta make dinner and take Joey to hockey.” “But I have to finish up...
by Jeff Packer | Sep 8, 2018 | Anxiety, Change, Cooperative Parenting, Death and Loss, Family, Love & Relationships, Marriage, Separation & Divorce
A Formidable Weapon Against Adversity… Hope I wouldn’t recommend a divorce as a pathway for personal growth, but this is exactly what happened to me. I was married for almost 10 years, and was abruptly separated after my wife decided to leave the marriage. While...
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