The New Year is upon us. Do you have a New Year’s Resolution? Well, if you’re like most North Americans you have at least one resolution. And, if you are like the majority of these promise-makers, your resolution is probably related to health and fitness. For many it is a promise to eat healthier, exercise [...]

Creating a new year’s resolution can be a great idea, especially if you are resolving to get healthier (weight loss and exercise are the top resolutions made). But if you don’t have an action plan it may be doomed before it ever gets started. Unfortunately, the majority of individuals who make a new year’s resolution [...]

We shake our heads as we see the daily news, faced again with the reality that our society is out of control. If we ponder our own lives and homes, we sometimes see evidence of the same problem. What is self-control? How can we be self-controlled? Can we help our children develop self-control? Learn more [...]

Conflict is inevitable. If you manage conflict poorly, your relationships will suffer. If you manage conflict well, you’ll help them grow healthy and strong. Here are steps to RESOLVE conflict. 1. R – Remain calm The number one rule for resolving conflict is to remain calm and controlled throughout the process. Rash, uncontrolled speech is [...]

It’s hard to pinpoint what went wrong. How did the relationship deteriorate from best of friends to this raging conflict? The pain you feel over the loss of the friendship is so intense you feel you cannot stand it. Is there any way to change the tide and recover what’s been lost? This is a [...]

All of us have experienced situations where we do not see eye to eye with other people. Sometimes, differences are hard to resolve and they create feelings of anger and resentment. If these feelings are not acknowledged and dealt with, a simple disagreement can break into an out- and-out war. When this happens, we may [...]

If you’re a living, breathing human-being, you will have conflict. The only people who don’t are dead. If you have an opinion on anything you will disagree with someone and engage in conflict. Conflict is an inevitable part of life, work and relationships. What happens when you face conflicts at work? What if a co-worker [...]

People are not perfect. And the world we live in isn’t perfect either. Therefore, it makes sense that our relationships aren’t as ideal as we’d want them to be and that marital conflict is inevitable – it’s a part of every healthy marriage. What’s more important is how we choose to deal with our differences. [...]

Oops. The other day I had a bit of a falling out with my good friend Alissa. I told a guy she liked about a conversation we shared, not knowing she would be so offended by it. After my disagreement with Alissa, I realized that I had some decisions to make as to how I [...]

All of us have experienced situations where we do not see eye to eye with other people. Sometimes, differences are hard to resolve and they create feelings of anger and resentment. If these feelings are not acknowledged and dealt with, a simple disagreement can break into an out-and-out war. When this happens, we may feel [...]