Ken Potts
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Constructively expressing emotions good for your mental, physical healthMay 07, 2014 11:00 pm - Nobody likes to feel out of control. We like to believe our behavior will reflect what we want, value and choose. Most of us see our feelings or emotions as threatening...
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Professional helpers must maintain relationship boundariesMay 04, 2014 1:01 am - A pastor seduces women from his congregation who come to him for counseling. An attorney regularly propositions clients in divorce cases. A priest has a long-term affair...
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Think again before you write off today's young peopleApr 27, 2014 1:01 am - Maybe you saw their caravan drive up the Chicago Avenue hill in Naperville. Or maybe you passed them on the interstate - three or four buses, a couple of semis and assor...
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Marriages must change as partners growApr 20, 2014 1:01 am - Have you ever wondered what happened to the person you married? Or does it sometimes seem like your marriage is totally different from five or 10 years ago? Researchers...
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If we don't know where we're going, we can't get thereeApr 02, 2014 11:00 pm - I grew up in a small town not exactly known for excitement. Our newspaper sometimes scrambled a bit to come up with enough local news to fill each day's pages. This was ...
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With or without money, we can still make a differenceMar 26, 2014 11:00 pm - Overheard in the checkout line at our neighborhood convenience store: Customer 1: "Two Lotto tickets." Customer 2: "You buying those things again? What would you do if...
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Sometimes you need a friend, sometimes you need a therapistMar 23, 2014 1:01 am - Few things in life are more valuable than good friends. Money, power and prestige all pale in comparison. Ultimately, one measure of the meaningfulness of our very lives...
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Love and marriage more complicated than they lookMar 16, 2014 1:01 am - "I'll never love anybody the way I love her." Well, maybe. But I wasn't all that sure that either of the 20-year-olds sitting across from me had experienced enough livi...
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For some kids, self-defense can become offensiveMar 05, 2014 10:00 pm - A minister friend of mine tells the following story. Seems he and his wife were out running some errands and passed a storefront martial arts academy. They were rather ...
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Tips for dealing with a spouse who isn't perfectFeb 26, 2014 10:00 pm - After a few years of marriage, most of us realize there are some things about our spouse that we don't particularly care for. It may be as inconsequential as the way th...