Finding quality friends is extremely rewarding, but it can be hard to find them. Everybody wants these great relationships. The issue arises when our need for friendship results in acquiring “fake friends.”…
Over the past few months, many readers have contacted me after seeing my posts on the signs of emotional abuse in controlling relationships and how to begin to extract yourself…
Every person has value. No matter what others say about them, or even how they view themselves. It’s not a mistake that we were born or look the way we…
Ever notice how the most confident and attractive women you know seem to charm everyone around them? It's not necessarily physical beauty; rather, it's certain personality traits they possess that…
The majority of my clients crave more control over their lives. They’re successful by society’s definition of success. Yet, they don’t feel like they have control over much. Instead, they…
The definition of emotional intelligence (as first advanced by researchers Peter Salavoy and John Mayer, but popularized by author Daniel Goleman in his seminal, eponymous book) is the ability to:…
Most of us are good at spotting overtly aggressive people. While it doesn't feel good when someone insults, criticizes, or belittles you, at least you know why you're hurting. But…
Love takes time and hard work to cultivate. And, for newlyweds, this is especially true, given the intensity and attention that precede a wedding and honeymoon. What are some practical…