Holidays, birthdays and other family-oriented times of the year can be a time of heartache for parents whose adult children have cut them off — and the growing phenomenon is much more common than our idealized notions about family would have us believe.
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Estranged From Your Adult Child: The Last Thing You Ever Expected
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Estranged From Your Adult Child: The Last Thing You Ever Expected
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Three Hacks to Handle the Difficult Person in Your Life
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Three Hacks to Handle the Difficult Person in Your Life
I get to spend most of my time with clients coming up with “life hacks,” those simple and deliciously clever ways to deal with life’s frustrations and without a doubt, difficult people are at the top of the list.
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The Easiest Way to Make a Tough Decision
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The Easiest Way to Make a Tough Decision
You might say I’m in the “change business.” Most people seek me out because they want to change something in their lives, usually some variation of:
- How can I get along better with myself?
- How can I get along better with other people?
By Dr. Jan Anderson, PsyD, LPCC|June, 10th, 2019|Success: Conflict|Comments Off on The Easiest Way to Make a Tough Decision
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How to Make Peace with Your Parents — And Just About Anybody Else
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How to Make Peace with Your Parents — And Just About Anybody Else
“It’s always something or your mother,” as Wynona Judd is fond of saying. I guess she should know. She and her mother Naomi Judd were one of the most successful duos in country music history, and the backstory of their complicated relationship has been well documented on reality TV.
By Dr. Jan Anderson, PsyD, LPCC|May, 17th, 2019|Happiness, Resilience|Comments Off on How to Make Peace with Your Parents — And Just About Anybody Else
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CONVERSATIONAL INTELLIGENCE: When To Break the Rules to Make Better Connections
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CONVERSATIONAL INTELLIGENCE: When To Break the Rules to Make Better Connections
I admit it. I’ve never been very good at following the rules… especially when the rules don’t make sense or aren’t producing results.
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Look Back in Order to Look Forward [video]
Look Back in Order to Look Forward [video]
Although I’m certainly not new to Louisville, I will remember 2016 as the year it occurred to me “I feel like I really belong here.”
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Change a Word, Change Your Brain
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Change a Word, Change Your Brain
People naturally talk to themselves. Whether it’s the out-loud self-talk of young children as they learn to master a new task or our grownup unspoken private talk, it seems we have an almost continuous internal conversation with ourselves. (more…)
