by Hannah Smith | February 19, 2020
Part Two of a Six-part Series on Relationship Communication The darkness of the sky felt as if it might swallow the whole of her as she stared out the window that cold winter’s night. Tears streamed down Jena’s face as she replayed the evening’s events in her mind. The same fight. Again. Over and over, …
by Hannah Smith | February 3, 2020
Part One of a Six-part Series on Relationship Communication “You are not listening to me!” Ben felt his fists and jaw clench. He was so frustrated. What was her problem? They had this discussion every week for as long as he could remember. He was not asking for much. All he wanted was for her …
by John Williams | January 15, 2020
One of my clients had had his marriage blow up in his face only months before. His pornography habit had been discovered yet again–after repeated promises of “I’m quitting now”–and his wife was so fed up she had left the house for a week. (It could just as easily been any other bad habit or …
by John Williams | January 10, 2020
“Things were going well all week with my wife and me, and I thought the tensions were behind us,” a client told me recently. “But no, last night, she got all upset again over nothing.” If your marriage has been disrupted by your spouse exploding over their discovery of your behavior—like drug abuse, cybersex or …
by Hannah Smith | September 8, 2019
Article 12 of the DBT Series: DBT in the Real World; Skills in Action You have heard it said that communication is a two-way street, right? Actually, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) suggests it is more of a three-way street. In order to be effective, DBT says it is important to keep three important aspects in …
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | June 30, 2019
When you were growing up, you may have been told over and over, in a variety of ways, that you weren’t good enough, smart enough fast enough, thin enough, or just plain not enough of anything to please your parents. In order to numb this crushing sense of failure and the guilt that inspired, you …
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | June 15, 2019
In relationship dependency, the present brain has been trained to respond to certain conditions by the past. You can retrain your brain.
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | May 6, 2019
Childhood abuse has the very real capacity to damage a person’s sense of self. A damaged sense of self creates complications in a person’s relationships with others. In many ways, childhood abuse gives you the blueprint for what not to do in relationships. The difficulty is recognizing the blueprint is faulty when it has become …
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by Hannah Smith | February 28, 2019
You walk into the office. The room is hushed, and everyone’s head is down. This is unusual as it is generally a lively place. You notice Jimmy. At first, he appears to be working quietly in his cubicle. As you walk by, he looks up toward you, sighs deeply, rolls his eyes, shakes his head …
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | January 16, 2019
We live life surrounded by a sea of choices. The only way to make sense of these competing interests is to filter our choices through priorities. Our priorities are determined by what we do rather than what we say. As the adage goes, “Actions speak louder than words.” The actions of addiction shout out the …
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by Dr. Gregg Jantz | January 1, 2019
Anger, fear, shame, and guilt, which are debilitating emotions, get in the way of being able to experience forgiveness. These emotions have been your companions until now. They will not want to be left behind. As you come to acknowledge the truth about the pain you’ve been feeling, you will re-experience the anger you’ve been …
by Dr. Gregg Jantz | December 28, 2018
What do people do when it seems God is not acting according to their expectations? Validation, assurance, relief, significance, and more — are gifts from God.
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