Valuing Marriage
By Brad Olson, Psy.D.,M.Div. Do you remember the anticipation of your wedding day? It started before you ever made the formal...
No Quick Fix
By Lauren Shaw, Ph.D. When I lived in Tennessee, there was a Taco Bell that I used to stop at on my way home from night classes. I...
You're Not Alone
By Lauren Shaw, PhD Someone got into my van the other day, looked around and observed, “This is a mess.” To which I could only agree. ...
I'm Sorry
By Lauren Shaw, Ph.D. Have you ever watched two kids get in trouble and be forced to apologize to one another? They look at the sky, at...
Words... More Words...
By Bradley Olson, Psy.D., M.Div. It had been a stressful week- just as chaotic but with a few doses of added stress. When Monday came and...
We're All Learning
By Lauren Shaw, PhD Last week I was having one of the mornings. Those mornings where everyone is up early and the noises aren’t exactly...
The Inner Monologue
By Lauren Shaw, PhD Not long ago I was emailing back and forth with a dear friend who lives far away. We were writing each other every...
Without Apology
By Lauren Shaw, Ph.D. I am pretty sure that I cried every day for most of my first year of graduate school. Well, maybe I took off a few...
Going Through
By Lauren Shaw, Ph.D. One of my favorite children’s books is “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt,” by Michael Rosen. The story tells of a father...
Love Without Words
By Brad Olson, Psy.D.,M.Div. Sarah couldn’t wait to move away to college, and when she did, she moved far away. It was her relationship...
