Archive for the ‘Time Management’ Category

17 Apr

Need a vacation? Take a social media break!

Laurel Roe, MS CHR, MFT has a background in education and particularly enjoys working with families with members who have special needs, parenting issues, childhood developmental concerns, and anxiety in children, teens, and adults.  Taking a break from social media can provide many of the… Read More
24 Jan

How is it 2018 Already? How to Slow Down When Time Feels like it’s Flying by

Every month, Council for Relationships highlights one of our staff therapists on the blog. January's Featured Therapist Laurel Roe, MS CHR, MFT, has a background in education and particularly enjoys working with families with members who have special needs, parenting issues, childhood developmental concerns, and… Read More
19 Jan

Should You and Your Partner be Scheduling Sex?

Former Staff Therapist Ben King, MFT specializes in helping couples experiencing difficulties with communication, emotional/physical intimacy, and sexual difficulties. This blog was originally posted on his website and is re-published here with his permission.  Many couples will have less sex later in their relationship compared to the beginning.… Read More
20 Nov

How to Deal with “Smonday” Stress

Do you ever have a great weekend only to end up feeling super low on Sunday evening? This experience is so common that it’s become an unofficial syndrome, the "Sunday Saddies" or "Sunday Scaries." Recently when someone on Facebook asked, “Does anyone else hate the… Read More
4 Aug

End of Summer or Never-Ending Summer?

It's mid-August and there are, what feels like, many days left until the kiddos return to school. Camps are completed and vacations are now just (mostly) happy memories. How do we survive the next days with the kids while trying to do some work and stay cool,… Read More
11 Nov

Talking to Yourself

There are too many things to do these days to fit into the time available. But we try our best. We juggle. We fit a lot into too few hours. We run. We add to our to-do list. We do more than one thing at… Read More
1 Aug

Filling Our Time With What Matters Most

One of my clients recently came in and expressed his feelings of overwhelm. He felt overcommitted at work, stressed at home, and generally confused. He said that he didn't feel that there was any time left for him. I reminded him that to stay in… Read More
3 May

Focus on Discipline, and Love Yourself Through the Gradual Process of Change

Recently, my clients have been coming in and talking about not having the discipline to carry out some of the promises they've made to themselves: to diet, to exercise, to finish a project, to get their children to sleep at night. In my opinion, our… Read More