by Rev. Dr. Thaeda Franz | Mar 16, 2020 | Keeping Relationships Healthy, Relationships
In the Work I Have Done with Couples, I Have Seen People Tend to Give Love in the way They Want to Receive it. I call it the “I-Think-Love-Is-Pizza-But-You-Keep-Giving-Me-Broccoli” problem. Person A in the couple thinks, “You show you love me when you give me pizza....
by Rev. Dr. Thaeda Franz | Mar 2, 2020 | Relationships
Invariably when couples come to me for counseling, one of the areas where they need support is in listening to each other. Studies have shown that people think they are better listeners than they actually are. You may believe you are listening to your partner, but if...
by Rev. Dr. Thaeda Franz | Aug 14, 2019 | Keeping Relationships Healthy, Relationships
Several years ago, I was conducting research related to my dissertation. I was studying the experiences of Latinx single mothers experiencing poverty, wanting to know what their lives were like so that the social services community could serve them better. The primary...
by Daniel Derrer | May 1, 2019 | Relationships
Mindfulness is not a new concept. References to mindfulness can be found in many religions and philosophies over the past 2,500 years. Mindfulness made its way into contemporary culture in the 1960s in large part through Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk...
