By Lisa Brick The way our culture and technology have developed it is possible and easy to spend days face to face with our smart machines indoors. While we connect with people digitally, on phone, facebook, through pictures and video, there is an increasing tendency to move through our days with our headphones on, […]
By Lisa Brick While divorce does not determine whether your children will suffer negative long term effects of your family’s fracturing, the way in which you interact with your spouse while you are divorcing will. You have the power to make your children’s experience of divorce a more or less neutral, healthy or unhealthy event […]
By Suzanne, Journey Beyond Client In many ways the routine of life is the same, but I am happier, empowered, and more independent. I am doing things and going places that I didn’t do for 11 years because my ex wouldn’t or I was too afraid to ask and be rejected by him. In the […]
By Lisa Brick Knowing who you are and what you desire in relationships, respecting and loving yourself, and staying committed to going for the gold is the only way to bring home the gold. Settling for less guarantees less. It is your responsibility and your’s alone to identify your personal goals and to choose […]
By Patty, A Journey Beyond Client My ideal partnership is one that feels as easy and natural as floating around on a raft. Not driven by obligation or restricted by fear, or clouded with compromise. Back to the positive…my ideal partnership is completely accepting and supportive of each other, truly listening unselfishly without judgment. It includes […]
By: Karen McMahon I have been learning about myself as I begin to navigate the world of online dating. I have entered this experience committed to watching where my thoughts take me and what happens when my judgments and fears arise. I have learned that I am slow at this dating game. That is […]
By: Karen McMahon My Profile is Live…Now what? Now that you have posted your profile, what is your next step? Many clients have told me how discouraged they were because no one was writing them. I experienced the exact same thing. I thought…that is curious…I pretty good looking, I wrote a decent profile, what […]
By: Karen McMahon Writing a profile can be uncomfortable What can I say about myself that is unique and interesting? I don’t want to appear boastful, complicated or have a generic profile. Having fun with it and making it a ‘want to’ rather than a ‘have to’, will make a huge difference. How do […]
By Karen McMahon We need boundaries to experience healthy loving relationships. Yet so many of us did not grow up in families that exhibited healthy boundaries. In fact, we may have experienced quite the opposite and not even understand what a boundary is. If your relationship is facing crisis, while the complexities are unique, you […]
By Lisa Brick You are the only person in your life who is always there. The relationship that most impacts how happy you are and what you are able to accomplish is your relationship with yourself. Everyone else (parents, children, significant others, extended family, friends, coworkers, and acquaintances) comes and goes. The extent that […]
