We talk about physical and emotional health, but what about financial health? Financial health can be seen as how safe we feel about our level of money. We do not want to be stressed about money; nor do we want to be in denial of our money situation (in order not to be stressed!). In fact, physical, emotional […]
The Importance of Loss & Grief
Although losses occur throughout life, the time from mid-life onward presents an increase of unavoidable transitions and changes. Common losses include retirement, downsizing households, offspring moving away, deaths and declining or changing health. More than just an inevitable part of life, Jungians regard aging as a “developmental stage”; a stage that can be lived with […]
Healthy Boundaries
Healthy boundaries are the fences that keep us safe – something we may not have experienced in childhood. Take a moment to consider the boundaries in your childhood home? Did others respect your physical and emotional boundaries? Were you able to set boundaries with others? Most often, we were not taught to consider our needs […]
Relationship Dynamics
Why does our partner bug us after a while? Why do we tend to become ‘like my mom’ or feel like the ‘parent’ or ‘child’ in the relationship? When we are in that ‘falling in love stage,’ a part of us leaps into ‘the wild blue yonder’ – somewhere far away and exciting; a place largely based upon […]
Gratitude: The Importance of Being Thankful
The philosopher Eric Hoffer stated, “The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.” Gratitude is an inward sense and an outward acknowledgment of a gift or benefit received. Gratitude is the appreciation of what is valuable and meaningful to you and represents a general state of thankfulness, gratefulness or […]
Words Do Mean a Lot
An old Chinese proverb stated, “The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.” There are two meanings associated with words – denotation and connotation. Denotation is the literal meaning of words while connotation represents the various social, cultural or emotional associations with words. For example, families that do not consist of […]
