Clients suffering with anxiety and depression feel really stuck. They feel like they are in a bottomless pit and have no way to get out. I (Vincent) ask them what they can do to help themselves, and they have no reply. So I bring out my big white board...
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Social Anxiety Disorder [15 Million Strong – You’re Not Alone]
You have probably experienced social anxiety sometime in your life whether you are at a family get-together or giving a presentation to strangers at work. Let me tell you something that you didn’t know. 15 million Americans (the equivalent to the population of North and South Carolina combined,) suffer...
Nicknames and Their Power
I (Vincent) love reading biographies. In good biographies, you really get to know the person. As a marriage counselor, I now read biographies with a little different slant – with more depth than I did before. I read about a person’s experiences and interpret how it affected their decisions...
Fear of Missing Out: Two Lessons I’ve Learned From Motherhood
I Always Feel Like Somebody’s Watching Me My baby won’t stop staring at me. This isn’t literally true, but it feels like it. You see, Vincent and I (Laura) gifted ourselves a canvas photo of our son Jesse for Christmas. When we decided on size, we went a little...
Children Need To Learn Respect
In our culture, I (Vincent) am noticing a lack of respect, especially in children. This is alarmingly since disrespectful children will become disrespectful teenagers, and then disrespectful young adults. Our American culture is trending toward de-emphasizing this respect for adults or humans in general. We are abandoning our methods...
What I’ve Learned About Myself from the Temptation of Jesus
Hunger When I (Laura) get hungry enough, I get “hangry.” If I allow myself to get to this point, I feel like I start slipping up. I get snappy with my loved ones, I’m not as focused on the tasks at hand, and let’s just say this little light...
Resolutions and Healthy Food
How are you doing with your New Year’s resolutions? At our house, we have not had resolutions per se, but we are continually trying to improve our lifestyle and be healthy. Resolutions seem to set you up for failure. They are so definitive. Just the word resolution sounds like it...
I’m Worried That I Have Anxiety
“I don’t have anxiety. I am just a ‘Type A’ personality.” This is what I would tell myself. I (Vincent) have everything taken care of and am doing okay. Everything is normal and healthy for me. I have a job. I pay bills. I am responsible. I have...
Seven Signs Your Marriage Is Susceptible To An Affair
Sometimes, I (Vincent) have spouses who are blindsided by affairs. Their comments are: “I didn’t see it coming. I have been breaking my neck over here trying to help us while he has been cheating. I have been working extra hours so that we can be more comfortable while...
Bombarded With Words?
Do you ever wake up and feel like you’re being bombarded with words? This happens to me quite frequently. I wake up, and my wife starts talking. I hear some of them, and some of them I don’t. It takes a while for me to...