You don’t have to give up your virtue or your value. However, you need to gain the ability to protect your boundary. I am asking you to define your boundary so that people can respect how you want to be treated.
Most of my clients’ suffering is not because they are bad people who did bad things 24-7. Most of the people are good people and doing what they believe is right on a daily basis. However, this is often their source of unhappiness.
It is essential to know the symptoms of depression and/or anxiety. When your experiences/emotions go beyond your can manage, seek help. Your feelings might be situational due to divorce. However, if you don’t take action to take care of your mental health, it might turn into chronic issues that will, in turn, cause your personal and your children’s wellbeing.
Even when you have conflicts with your spouse, you still need to invest time with your children. Don’t give up your relationship with your children just because you don’t think you can “win” the argument with your spouse on the parenting issues. When your children respect you and have a good relationship with you, it might not change your couple relationship but certainly, benefit your co-parenting relationship, in the long run, no matter you stay together or not.
You cannot take it too personally. You have to take it personal enough to care. However, you can’t take it too personally that all you do is to react to your spouse with emotional retaliation.
Just a friendly reminder that you might want to read these articles before you started reading this entry. Family Life Cycle Theory (Reuben Hill, 1949): Stage
As a couple’s therapist, I would never tell anyone to get a divorce. I do believe that you can fall “out” of love and can
Problems are not the problem. Coping is the problem. ~ Virginia Satir It was the spring semester 1996. I took my first class about family
Do you hear what other people are trying to tell you? Or, in the back of your head, you are trying to find words to defend yourself and waiting for the other person to finish to get your words in?
I had a very rough summer this year. This summer, two of the elders in my family passed away. I struggled to balance my life
I am Dr. Grace Chen, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist.
Heal Trauma, Change Pattern, Find Purpose and Fulfillment, Transform Life Path & Relationship
Copyright © 2024 Dr Grace Chen LMFT | All rights reserved.
