Recently, I was listening to Psychologist Kelly McGonigal talk about stress. We all know that stress can be detrimental, and there is significant research that indicates its negative impact on health. However, stress is something that most of us experience a moderate to high amount in life. There are many … Read More
How to “Parent Proof” Your Marriage
One of the most frequent issues that many spouses face is problems with intrusive parents. Do you experience parents who call daily, come over uninvited, tell you how to parent your children, judge the decisions you make or disrespect your spouse? These type of encounters are problematic to marriages because they violate … Read More
An Unfiltered Look at Depression
The Internet can be a strange, scary place. It can be a source of information, a place to laugh at ridiculous videos, a way to connect with others, or a way to spiral into a dark hole. It can be a massive time suck, and it is easy to continue … Read More
Married With Children: Staying Connected to Your Spouse While Parenting
Let’s face it, maintaining a satisfying and successful marriage is hard. Adding children to the mix adds even more complexity to the relationship. With the demands of busy schedules, it can be easy to push aside time to connect with your spouse so you can focus on your family. So … Read More
The Power of Play
Kids look like small adults. They may even sound like mini grownups sometimes, especially when they get a little sassy or parrot back a parents’ own words to them. However, their brains haven’t matured to the same place that an adult brain has, so they process things and work through … Read More
Divorce 911: Your Inner Strength
Recently, GROW Counseling and Dr. Wendy Dickinson partnered with Divorce 911 to create a few short videos addressing common themes in divorce. In this video, they discuss the topic of your inner “bad ass” and how important it is to find the help you need to educate and find courage when … Read More
Thoughts: Friend or Foe? – Part 3
In this series, we are taking a look at some of the most common ways our thought process can become distorted, causing us to feel depressed, bad about ourselves, negative or hopeless. One of the most common patterns is Catastrophic Thinking, or “Catastrophizing”. This occurs when your thoughts automatically go … Read More
Compassion – Part 2
Compassion is about being able to get outside of oneself and feel for someone else. There are also some great benefits that are side effects from being able to have compassion for another person. Research has indicated that an individual who is able to practice a more compassionate lifestyle is … Read More
Is Weight Gain Weighing Heavy on Your Marriage?
Spouse’s undergo a lot of change throughout the developmental stages of their marriage. Weight gain is often a change in one or both partner’s after children are born, demanding jobs, or health issues arise. Research has found that once a major weight disparity exists between partners, conflict often follows. Partners … Read More
Divorce 911: Normalize Your Emotions
Recently, GROW Counseling and Dr. Wendy Dickinson partnered with Divorce 911 to create a few short videos addressing common themes in divorce. In this video, they discuss the topic of “normalizing” your emotions.