Copyright © Dan Blair 2020. One of the most useful tools for communication is the adage “agree to disagree.” Many do not find it okay to disagree so arguments ensue. By contrast, if [...]
By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. What if your wife befriended someone unknown to you on Facebook? What about your husband’s phone always being locked? Is there a problem [...]
Copyright © Dan Blair 2020. Often when one thinks of discipline, you think of angry exchanges ending with both you and your child feeling frustrated and misunderstood. When people, especially [...]
Copyright © Dan Blair 2020. Do you find that you can’t stop dwelling on problems, regrets, and aggravations? Over thinking can deplete the use of good chemicals in the brain and trigger the [...]
How well can you answer these questions with a long-term view? General What are the five most important things to you in a marriage? I love you because . . . (three reasons). I want to marry you [...]
Copyright © Dan Blair 2020. Relax. Relaxation techniques include breathing techniques, tensing and relaxing muscles, meditation, and visualization. Recognize what you are feeling and wanting. [...]
By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. Suddenly your heart starts beating out of your chest and you can’t catch your breath. You feel tingling sensations creeping up your arms [...]
Copyright © Dan Blair 2020. Normal Reactions: shock emptiness nervousness fatigue anger denial guilt agitation restlessness hopelessness These typical reactions affect sleep, appetite, [...]
By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. “Childhood abuse isn’t something you ‘get over.’ It is an evil that we must acknowledge and confront if we aim to [...]
By Dan Blair, a marriage counselor and family counselor. How many of us have tossed and turned and have been aggravated by an inability to sleep? Looking at the clock only to realize another hour [...]
