Today you are invited to pause and consider an essential question: Do you feel truly free in your relationships?
Ep. 326 Are You Free in Your Relationships?
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Ep. 292 Who’s Right? Who’s Wrong? Does it Really Matter?
Let’s explore why jumping into blame can derail relationships—and how shifting to understanding and resolution can transform even the toughest situations.
Ep. 286 Share Your Faith So It Makes an Impact: Here’s How
Allison Ricciardi, LMHC reflects on the power of how we make others feel when we share our beliefs, especially when disagreements arise over faith, morals, or even politics.
Ep. 275 Overcoming Relationship Struggles: Key Insights
Learn why relationships can be so challenging, from trust issues and poor examples to unresolved wounds and communication struggles.
Don’t Raise Your Voice, Improve Your Argument: A Catholic Perspective on Meaningful Dialogue
Learning how to engage in meaningful, respectful dialogue, even when discussing difficult topics, fosters growth rather than division.
How To Cope with Stressful World Events
Allison Ricciardi, LMHC discusses how to cope with stressful world events and to lean on your Catholic faith to see you through, reduce stress, and feel safe.
Healthy Interactions Produces Strong Catholic Families
Catholic Life Coach Nancy Franz explains how embracing Catholicism as a way of life within the family and the domestic church produces strong Catholic families.
Cultivating Holistic Growth: The Path to Success through Creativity, Mindfulness, and Communication
Catholic Life Coach Jenny Teeters explains how balanced existence, rooted in self-improvement and our Catholic faith principles, leads to clarity and purpose in our lives.
The Connection Equation
When we can pause to focus on the emotions behind our behaviors, this leaves the space to really connect and to communicate on a deeper level with others. Learn from Catholic Therapist, Chris Ellman, how Presence, Attunement, Resonance, and Trust (PART) plays into this practice.
Misfire of Communication – Lessons Learned from a Cat
What is one thing that people have struggled with for centuries? What causes the most conflict in people’s relationships today? I propose it is a misfire of communication.
Ep. 69: Communication Snafus in the Modern Era
Communication problems are not rare. If only we had better skills, we could avoid a lot of conflicts, hurts, and misunderstandings.
Nurturing Intimacy and Trust in Your Marriage
For intimacy and trust to exist in marriages, we must be present and aware. This is simple, but not easy. Being “present” means staying focused on the here and now – not thinking about some other time and place.
I Think I Swallowed a Bug Yesterday
Well, for once, this is not just a clever title. I wish it were. I think I really did swallow a bug yesterday.
Sometimes, We Need To Pull the Radishes!
As a gardener, I have received pleasure from planting many vegetables and found the satisfaction in enjoying the literal fruits of my labor.
5 Handy Tips for Getting Your Kids Talking
As parents, with many responsibilities and often many heavy challenges, we often forget that our children can have a lot weighing on their hearts, too.
Fix My Broken Kid
This is a common lament of frustrated parents who drag their child to see a therapist. The parents are seeking the help of a counselor typically because they are at their wit’s end.
Don’t Miss – Communicate
Don’t miss out on happiness, success, joy, fun, shared meaning, peace, humor, deeper faith, and love. Learn to communicate more effectively.
Dad to Dad: Success at Home
In my work as a therapist, I see many men for a variety of reasons, but one comes up most frequently – parenting problems.