Characteristics For A Healthy Relationship: Humility Among the many characteristics that grow a healthy relationship, five markers stand...

After more than 30 years of working in the field of people helping, I have learned a great deal from the people I have gotten to work...

The need to belong is met by having a place where you can be yourself, in all the struggles that entails.

A famous rock star said that she never felt more alone than after a performance in front of thousands of admirers...

Sadness is the attachment-caring feeling. It comes when what matters to us turns out differently than what we imagined, hoped, or worked...

Ayeka is an ancient Hebrew word that is still used in daily life today. It means, “Where are you?” It is used today when a person,...

Vulnerability means being open to experiencing wounds. Vulnerability is required to experience love, i.e., a full life. Therein lies a...

Addiction conjures up many pictures that allow us to see it as someone else’s problem or a malady that strikes home for other people. The...

When a child is born, the medical professionals do the Apgar, a test to quickly acquire an overall assessment of the newborn’s well...

We are suffering a pandemic of addiction in America, indicating an emotional and spiritual crisis of massive proportions. We are in the...

According to recent statistics gathered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 23.5 million Americans...

Is the experience of humiliation normal? Although the experience of humiliation is extremely common, it is not normal. We were born with...

I wrote a book called The Needs of the Heart. It is a simple book that speaks to how we are created to need, and describes specific...

You and I are created as emotional and spiritual creatures, created to live fully. We find life to the full through emotional and...

To feel a powerful desire for (something) is to crave. Synonyms are long for, yearn for, desire, want, wish for, hunger for, thirst for,...

The ever-present temptation towards apathy or resignation is the reason hope is so daring and risky. Hope awakens us to wonder, dreams,...

My father died December 18, 2010. The song O Holy Night was sung at his funeral. It was beautiful and fitting. It celebrates a light in...

I want to share something about Christmas. Before I do, however, I want to state that I have seen enough, experienced enough, learned...

The heart is the center of one’s being. Out of the heart we feel, need, desire, long, and hope. The heart is comprised of these core...

Sadness is the attachment-caring feeling. It comes when what matters to us turns out differently than what we imagined, hoped, or worked...