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Expectations in Fantasy Baseball   Baseball season is underway. This is the first year I have participated in a Fantasy Baseball League and I have learned a lot from being an active participant in watching players from various teams compete for my team.  Unfortunately, in these first few weeks, my team members are not performing [...]

Do you feel like your partner is a different person from the person you met and fell in love with? Did she use to sit and watch ESPN with you for hours and now she can’t even stand for you to watch it. Did he use to go shopping with you at the mall and [...]

Don’t you think that when we work for thirty, forty, or fifty plus hours a week there should be a sense of satisfaction from it? Most people do. However, millions of people work every week without feeling satisfied. This can lead to boredom, low self-esteem, sadness and depression. So ask, “what can I do about [...]

We can all think back to the time we were growing up and remember learning distinct roles from our parents. Whether you had an intact family of a mother and father, single parent, parents of the same gender, or even growing up with foster parents; we all learned about what it means “to be a [...]

In economic theory, the concept of a zero-sum game refers to the balance that occurs when one’s losses(think sacrifice) are exactly matched by their gains (think successes). I find myself often talking with clients who are operating under the assumption that life is a zero-sum game. I suppose for some people it can be; nearly equal agreements [...]

Were you ever the kid in class that when you knew the answer to a question the teacher asked you would be raising your hand, waving it all through the air and go “ooh, ooh, I know, I know?” Neither was I. However, there were some who did. I often think if they’re the same [...]

This is a question that has been increasing debated as technology has become a big part of day-to-day life. We have seen couples in the public eye crumble and others stay together after an online relationship comes out. If this issue hits closer to home and happens in your relationship you might talk with friends [...]

Taxes.  A controversial topic to be sure.  Some of us pay a much higher rate than we would like. Everyone pays.  Recently, as I was working on my return (and complaining) I was struck with the thought of how I implement a form of taxes in relationships.   Maybe you do the same thing.  Sometimes [...]

Long-distance relationships are on the rise as more married and committed couples make the decision or are forced to live in different locations to pursue work, military, or education opportunities.  Regardless of the reasons a couple starts a long-distance relationship it is important for a couple to consider common difficulties that arise in this type [...]

It is plastered all over the news these days with school shootings, cyber bullying, teen suicides being linked back to bullying. Bullying can come in different forms but the most common are verbal- calling names and putting others down, physical- hitting, kicking, pushing, or social- leaving people out or spreading lies about them. So this [...]