by Brittany Adams | Dec 4, 2016 | Effective Parenting, Parent Education Series, Setting Healthy Boundaries
Christmas was once magical and exciting, full of warm scents, delicious smells, soft lights, and smiles! These days, it feels like Christmas is just a machine, turned on promptly after Thanksgiving and kept running full-bore until January 1st. This change in how we...
by Eric Hatton | Feb 11, 2016 | A Journey to Manhood, Codependent Relationships, Communication Techniques, Dependent Personality Disorder, Effective Parenting, Failure to Launch Disorders, Self-Reliance & Autonomy, Setting Healthy Boundaries
Have you ever heard the joke: HOW MANY THERAPISTS DOES IT TAKE TO CHANGE A LIGHT BULB? The answer: JUST ONE, BUT THE LIGHT BULB HAS TO WANT TO CHANGE! – There is a nugget of truth embedded in that idea, the idea that before someone will change, they must want to...
by Matthew Arrington | Jan 20, 2016 | Effective Parenting, Failure to Launch Disorders
Not too long ago I experienced the dreaded “flat tire” for the first time. Most of you know what I’m talking about. Just about everyone has experienced a flat tire at one point in their life. If you have’t yet, I’m sure your time will...
by Eric Hatton | Oct 29, 2015 | Avoidant Personality Disorder, Self-Discipline, Self-Reliance & Autonomy, Setting Healthy Boundaries
Many families have at least one member who is content to just let life happen to them instead of letting life happen for them and that means taking personal responsibility for the direction of their own life. Often this family member is a son or daughter who just...
by Eric Hatton | Jun 15, 2015 | Cooking & Nutrition, Healthy Habits, Money Management
The Big 3: Budget, Menu Plan and Shopping List When you have a Budget, a Menu Plan and a Shopping List in place, you don’t have to make decisions in the moment. The human brain is an amazing instrument that has an incredible ability to learn and then routinize what it...
by Matthew Arrington | May 14, 2015 | Setting Healthy Boundaries
Setting solid boundaries is a way to express your self-respect and confidence to others. Boundaries are personal lines that show others who you are and who you are not. Boundaries also show others what you will do and what you will not do. The clearer that line is...
by Eric Hatton | Apr 24, 2015 | Effective Parenting, Setting Healthy Boundaries
What is an extinction burst? This term is probably unfamiliar to most people, but you’ve most likely seen one before, especially if you have kids. If you don’t have kids, you’ve probably seen one unfold at the store or the mall or even at a...
by Matthew Arrington | Apr 23, 2015 | Healthy Habits
What is a Healthy Habit? Thefreedictionary.com defines a healthy habit as, “A behavior that is beneficial to one’s physical or mental health, often linked to a high level of discipline and self-control.” According to Charles Duhigg, best-selling author of the book...
by Eric Hatton | Apr 8, 2015 | Setting Healthy Boundaries
A therapist once told me that whining is anger coming out of a small opening. It made me laugh because all too often it’s true! Do you have a whiner in your family? Almost everyone knows someone in their family who always has something to complain about....
by Matthew Arrington | Apr 7, 2015 | Fitness
“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.” – Jim Rohn There is no doubt that the mind and the body have an unalterable tie. When our body is not living up to its capability, our mind suffers. Likewise, if our mind is not in balance,...
