by Joe Paul | published Feb 21, 2020 | Communication, Couples
The other day my wife and I were having dinner with friends at their home. A fun night of pizza, laughs and sharing our upper respiratory colds. When it was time to drive home winter finally hit! I am a Michigan driver and sometimes find it an adventure to drive in...
by Dave Thornsen, PsyD | published Feb 13, 2020 | Communication, Couples
Marriage can bring out the best in people or the worst in people. The same marriage can do either. When marriage isn’t bringing out the best in people their communication tends to either be negative or nonexistent. When it’s bringing out the best, the couple...
by Ellen Fix | published Jan 30, 2020 | Children, Communication, Parenting
On December 31, 2000, my 12-year-old yelled, “you and dad are soooo ill prepared to raise kids in the new millennium”. She was right; although she did not appreciate our laughter at the topic. These “Rules of Engagement” work as well today as they did twenty years...
by Dave Thornsen, PsyD | published Jan 21, 2020 | Communication, Couples
I heard somebody make the observation that our vision should be perfect in the year 2020. As a Psychologist in my 18th year of practice I am wildly aware of just how important the way we choose to see things can affect our daily lives. How we look at our lives...
by Elizabeth Zylstra | published Dec 20, 2019 | Communication, Mindfulness, Stress Management
The holidays can be a great time to get together with friends and family, eat good food, and enjoy yourself. We are encouraged to remember all we have to be thankful for and to spend time with those we love. The holidays should be fun and relaxing, but for some, they...
by Andrew Donaldson | published Feb 14, 2019 | Communication, Couples
“I want him to read my mind.” Of course, she knew this was impossible, but she was being completely honest. That is what she wanted. Her husband’s eyes widened, recognizing he was just set up for failure in his marriage. This conversation happened ten...
by Katie Kilmartin | published Nov 19, 2018 | Children, Communication, Families, Parenting
Divorce and/or separation is one of the most challenging things for families to navigate as life for everyone drastically changes. Its important that no matter the circumstances surrounding the divorce or separation, that we keep in mind what children are going...
by Dave Thornsen, PsyD | published Oct 4, 2018 | Communication, Couples, Trauma
As a Clinical Psychologist I am deeply committed to the idea that talking things through can help us heal. This healing effect is not limited to therapy. Most of us have experienced the positive, connected, feeling we get from a deep, intimate conversation. It’s easy...
by Dave Thornsen, PsyD | published Oct 4, 2018 | Communication, Trauma
If the offices of GR TherapyGroup are at all representative of an average therapy practice, I have to believe therapists all over America spent the week listening to stories of sexual assault occurring in their patients’ past. It is not hard to understand why...
