Now that I have kids I often think about what my life was like growing up. Lately, I have been thinking about forgiveness and what my parents taught me about this difficult subject. They did a great job unpacking the idea that forgiving others—even...

“What’s it like to be a parent: It’s one of the hardest things you’ll ever do but in exchange it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love.” Nicholas Sparks

Positive, thoughtful, honest and deliberate communication is something I strive for in each of my relationships. Now, I do not share my deepest thoughts and feelings with each person in my life. And I certainly do not always tell the more difficult people in...

If I had to name the skill I teach most in counseling sessions I think it would be communication. In the age in which we live we are constantly receiving and sending information. And, yet, for some reason so many of us do not...

“Racism is still with us. But it is up to us to prepare our children for what they have to meet, and, hopefully, we shall overcome.” Rosa Parks We all know Rosa Parks as a civil rights activist who refused to give up her...

I do not watch football, nor do I follow sports—not that I am against them I just don’t. So, I am very surprised I am going to write about Tim Tebow in this piece on empathy, but here it goes.