Motivated by the desire to encourage, parents often resort to tactics that tend to be pushy and controlling. You want so much to see your athlete have success that you may say or do anything to see that happen. Even pushy-ness that is subtle, such as comparing your...
by Danielle Palmer, licensed professional counselor in Ohio (LPC) and Kentucky (LPCA) A significant amount of time and energy has been devoted to understanding the effects of divorce on children and how to handle this change in the healthiest way possible to reduce...
by Lisa Clodfelta, MA, LPC This holiday season feels heavy. I could list study results by well-respected organizations in health and well-being to prove my point, but none of us really needs more negative statistics to pile on the already gloomy prospect of spending...
by Danielle Palmer, licensed professional counselor in Ohio (LPC) and Kentucky (LPCA) 2020 is a year we’ll remember- whether we’d like to or not. We’re all well aware of what this year has brought with it, so I won’t even attempt to sum it up for anyone. Rather, I’d...
by Danielle Palmer, LPC After working with couples on their communication, I realized a common theme amongst many relationships: an inability to effectively walk away from an argument. It was common for people to associate “walking away” to things like- giving up, one...