It’s no surprise that social, emotional, and physical well-being of children is linked to family functioning. We all want what’s best for our kids, though at times it can difficult to know the “right” way to parent. While there is not correct way to parent, one strategy that tends to be useful for families is implementing a family meeting into their routine. Families who are struggling with conflict can find this especially helpful, but this technique can also be used by families who simply want to check in with one another and take some time to connect as a family.
Use the following guidelines to get you started.
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As a young professional, I’m always looking for ways to network and expand my services as a therapist. Recently, I was chatting with a male supervisor about this, and he made the comment, “You’re cute, you’re going to be hit on in the workplace all the time. It’s annoying, but that’s just the way it’ll be.”
Um… what? That’s “just the way it’ll be?” It has been months since your last depressive spell. You thought you kicked depression to the curb once and for all, but as your alarm goes off, your brain is covered in a fog. Your entire body feels like lead, and every fiber of your being wants to stay under the blankets of your bed all day long. It takes all the strength you can muster to get out of bed, and autopilot kicks in. You feel like a shell of yourself: hollow, empty, flat. You want to cry. The depression you thought was gone for good has reared its ugly head again.
Why do men cat-call women on the street? Men are just more visual. Why is the majority of nude artwork in museums female? Men are more visual. Why is most pornography made for men? Men are more visual. Why are advertisements rife with half-naked women? Men are just more visual.
As a society, we’ve internalized this notion, the notion that men look at women and women get looked at. This idea is omnipresent in our culture and it’s damaging to both men and women by perpetuating gender stereotypes. Follow Link: Institute of Relational Intimacy
Mentally raise your hand if this has ever happened to you: there you are, in the middle of a sexual interaction with your partner – who seems to be enjoying themselves quite a bit – and your mind is constructing a grocery list, or wondering, “Did I pay that credit card bill yet?” Or, worse yet, “Is this over yet? I have a million things to do.”
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