Have you ever thought, “One day I’m going to snap?” Your kids, your parents, deadlines, accidents, traffic jams, the boss, bills, deadlines; all the ordinary problems of life can mount up until your life seems out of control. Stress is an integral part of life,…

All smokers rationalize why they smoke. The truth is that there are NO benefits whatsoever to smoking. None. Zero. Zilch. Nada. It is an illusion that smoking cigarettes makes life more enjoyable. You need to ask yourself What does this cigarette really do for me?…

Smoking is the leading preventable cause of death!  Tired of being short of breath?  Tired of smelling like an ashtray?  Tired of having your clothes smell like smoke?  Tired of sneaking away from the dinner table at a restaurant?  Tired of rationalizing a life endangering…

Think of your relationship/marriage like your car or your computer. Cars and computers require maintenance and care to work properly. Anybody who tells you their relationship has never needed any care or attention is lying. Couples need to talk. Successful couples invest in the relationship,…

We all have biologically based needs air, food, water, shelter and bonding. Bonding is the unique combination of emotional openness and physical closeness. It is the only biologically based need that we can’t meet by ourselves. We need another person so we look for him…

World renowned relationship experts and researchers John Gottman and Julie Schwartz Gottman have spent the past four decades studying couples from their first dates through old age in an effort to learn about the meaning of love over time. Their research has shown that love…