Inviting a Monkey to Tea

Attention

The Greatest Gift We Can Give to Our Partners

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on April 2, 2022

If you want to stay in love, practice not knowing your partner.

If you want to stay in love, practice not knowing your partner.

Suicide

Teen Suicide Rates Are Rising: How to Help Our Kids

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on March 11, 2022

We worry about our kids in this world, for good reason. Our parenting can make a profound difference.

We worry about our kids in this world, for good reason. Our parenting can make a profound difference.

Gender

How Did I End Up as the Default Parent?

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on March 1, 2022

Stay-at-home moms feel guilty asking for help or participation from their working husbands.

Stay-at-home moms feel guilty asking for help or participation from their working husbands.

Spirituality

Why Chasing a Better Past Chases Away Your Life Now

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on February 12, 2022

A Personal Perspective: Give up the past, even a joyful past, and joy becomes possible...now.

A Personal Perspective: Give up the past, even a joyful past, and joy becomes possible...now.

Jealousy

When Jealousy Is More Than Just Jealousy

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on February 3, 2022

Are you deciding what your partner's behavior means? It may not be what you think.

Are you deciding what your partner's behavior means? It may not be what you think.

Anxiety

Anxious About Returning to Family Gatherings? Be Prepared.

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on January 15, 2022

Visiting with family in-person is different than on Zoom. Be prepared.

Visiting with family in-person is different than on Zoom. Be prepared.

Relationships

Why It's So Important to Feel All of Our Feelings

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on November 16, 2021

Whatever feelings we try to shut out only bang on the door harder.

Whatever feelings we try to shut out only bang on the door harder.

Friends

When an Old Friendship Needs to Change, or End

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on October 31, 2021

Are you stuck playing an old role in an old friendship? Unpacking the "rules of the bond" can set you free.

Are you stuck playing an old role in an old friendship? Unpacking the "rules of the bond" can set you free.

Cognition

Putting the Brakes on Overthinking

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on October 27, 2021

Have you ever been stuck in a toxic thought loop? There is a way out.

Have you ever been stuck in a toxic thought loop? There is a way out.

Anxiety

How to Relax When You Don't Have the Answers

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on October 19, 2021

When you can't know what you want to know, peace is still possible.

When you can't know what you want to know, peace is still possible.

Anxiety

When COVID Threatens to Break Up Your Relationship

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on October 12, 2021

How do you stay together when you and your partner disagree about post-COVID life?

How do you stay together when you and your partner disagree about post-COVID life?

Attention

Has the Pandemic Turned You Into a Hermit?

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on September 23, 2021

As you design your social calendar post-pandemic, be mindful of what you really want.

As you design your social calendar post-pandemic, be mindful of what you really want.

Spirituality

Harmony in a Relationship Does Not Require Agreement

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on September 11, 2021

Deep and lasting emotional, mental, and spiritual harmony requires something different than just agreeing on a shared experience.

Deep and lasting emotional, mental, and spiritual harmony requires something different than just agreeing on a shared experience.

Grief

Do You Have the Courage to Be a Real Friend?

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on August 21, 2021

To be a real friend to someone who is suffering takes courage. Here are some strategies that may help.

To be a real friend to someone who is suffering takes courage. Here are some strategies that may help.

Attention

How We, as Women, Give Away Our Power

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on June 9, 2021

Are you giving yourself away and letting others define you?

Are you giving yourself away and letting others define you?

Cognition

Why We Can't Stop Thinking About Our Problems

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on April 29, 2021

Do you keep thinking about the same problems, but don't know how to stop?

Do you keep thinking about the same problems, but don't know how to stop?

Anger

How to Communicate (Calmly) With a Defensive Partner

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on March 31, 2021

Does your partner's defensiveness trigger you? You don't have to take the bait.

Does your partner's defensiveness trigger you? You don't have to take the bait.

Identity

When You're in a Relationship With a Martyr

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on February 22, 2021

When someone you know is committed to suffering...

When someone you know is committed to suffering...

Confidence

You Go, Girl: Growing Up on Cotton Candy Cliches

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on January 29, 2021

Why "You Go Girl" and other cotton candy cliches might be teaching our girls to fail.

Why "You Go Girl" and other cotton candy cliches might be teaching our girls to fail.

Leadership

What If We Acted a Little Kinder Than We Felt, or Thought?

Nancy Colier LCSW, Rev. on November 29, 2020

If you don't have anything helpful to say, maybe it's time to say nothing at all.

If you don't have anything helpful to say, maybe it's time to say nothing at all.