By Stacey Rose, PhD, LCSW Ambrose Redmoon said, “Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important that fear.” If you were less fearful in your own life, what would change? Would you be living your life more fully? Living more to your potential? Or are you […]
The best you can give…Kindness
By Stacey Rose, PhD, LCSW Okay, here’s a confession…I’m addicted to Dunkin’ Donuts iced tea and egg white sandwiches. I said it. But my addiction is not the point here. Instead, the point I want to make is that even with all the stress in our society and people running from one thing to […]
Scary Marriage
By Stacey Rose, PhD, LCSW “How are things?” I asked a married couple whom I’d been working with for a few months. “Same old, same old” the husband replied. “Why should it be any different?” the wife responded defensively. “The kids have schedules they have to be on and our work schedules don’t change,” she […]
Your Working Relationship
By Stacey Rose, PhD, LCSW If you are one of the lucky ones to be employed today, you might think you have no right to complain. And maybe you don’t; but just because you have a job doesn’t mean you are happy. The relationships we have with co-workers and bosses can be just as stressful […]
The power of NO!
By Stacey Rose, PhD, LCSW A wise friend of mine once told me, “If you ever have a choice between saying no and feeling guilty about it, or saying yes and feeling resentful, choose guilt.” This struck me. So often times, I hear people talk about how they want to say no to someone but […]
Time to Live Your IDEAL Life…
By Stacey Rose, PhD, LCSW So the summer is finally here and as the school year winds down for your kids or your work schedule eases a bit, you can take a deep breath. Go ahead…inhale…and exhale. What do you want to do this summer? Will it be a great vacation? How about heading to […]
Recipe For The Healthy Marriage Stew
By Stacey Rose, PhD, LCSW Essential Ingredients Include: 7 cups Communication (per day) 5 cups Connection (per week) A dash of Sex (to be determined according to your taste) A pinch or two of Downtime (again determined by your desire and need) 1 large dose of Fun, Humor, Laughter (per day) Shake with Appreciation-tell […]
How Children Will Change Your Marriage
By Stacey Rose, PhD, LCSW You have always wanted to be married and have children. Okay, you may have spent much of your life searching for this person and you finally found them. Congratulations! Then the dream, you and your mate both want children, you both think you are ready and here comes the […]
Give Your Spouse A Gift
By Stacey Rose, PhD, LCSW We give our partners many gifts throughout our relationships. Can you remember the first gift you gave your partner? Can you remember the first one you received from your partner? Gifts can be very telling. How many times have we heard about the husband who buys a toaster for his […]
Stress and You
By Stacey Rose, PhD, LCSW You are probably under stress right now. We are all susceptible to stress at different times in our lives to varying degrees. Each of our individual circumstances may be unique, but we all feel it. For some people, stress may be triggered by the ‘normal’ day-to-day responsibilities we have. […]
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