What Makes One Obese?

What Makes One Obese? Weight Reduction is a multibillion dollar industry. Overweight persons turn their weight issues over to the experts to resolve. I remember a person telling me that she lost 750 pounds every year while on a well-advertised weight control program....

Personal Successes

Personal Successes “Everything you want lies on the other side of fear.” This quote comes to mind every time I work with a new person, family or couple. He, she or they are seeking a new way to understand why they cannot get something they want. The choice is to buy...

Did I Cause the Suicide?

Did I Cause the Suicide? Let me put your mind at ease. Suicide comes by two causes. The person has thought about it for so long that it seems a logical way to resolve a problem. That person does it as a rational act. The other is what I call the “Suicide Mood”. It is...

Seeing the Handwriting on the Wall

Seeing the Handwriting on the Wall Several years ago I saw the handwriting on the wall. Insurance companies stopped paying my claims. I was owed $8000 and couldn’t get it even with help from the Ga Insurance Commissioner. He got some, but not all. So I...

The Lone Prophet

The Lone Prophet Since 1972 We have watched the progression of professional counseling in the U.S since 1972.  Pay-in-Advance insurance programs became more popular in 1992 with the rise of Managed Care. The most talented therapists left the profession because their...

Successful Communication

Successful Communication Successful Communication What do you communicate to others? Are you sure the other is hearing what you think you are saying? Poor communication is caused by two things: 1) You are not expressing the emotion you think you feel and 2) You are...