Ken Potts
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We should find ways to embrace changes in our lifeJan 12, 2008 10:00 pm - What is upsetting, frightening and anxiety producing? Change. Especially change we do not seek, initiate or control. What is certain, constant and unpredictable? Chan...
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Generations aren't as different as we like to thinkJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Listening to a young minister preaching in a church I was visiting, I found myself feeling somewhat condescending in response to her intellectualized, dry and mind-dulli...
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Everyone experiences the blues at some timeDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - "What's wrong with me. I'm just not happy. All I want is to feel good." As a psychotherapist, I hear this often. When I ask people what they want out of our work togethe...
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Entering into marriage means getting the whole familyDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Like it or not when we marry, we do in fact marry our spouses' mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters, grandparents, aunts and uncles -- their entire families. And I'm not...
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For many, Christmas can a hard time of yearDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Somehow, for a good many years, I misplaced Christmas. As far as I can figure, it happened about 40 years ago. I crossed that invisible but all-too-real border between c...
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Semantics blur the line between help, responsibilityDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - When I was leading a couples' discussion group awhile back, the topic of household responsibilities came up. I was impressed, pleased and proud -- as I consider myself a...
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Couples should get counseling for marital affairsDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Over the years, I have worked with numerous couples who are attempting to recover from the relational devastation caused by one partner or the other, or even both, being...
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Parents need to know when to hold on or let goNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Holding on -- letting go. These are two of the most important, and difficult, dynamics of any relationship. In our families, friendships, jobs, there are times when we n...
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Support not always supportiveNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - A friend of mine likes to tell the story of a half marathon he ran a few years ago. It was one of those hot, humid, oppressive days when nobody in their right mind would...
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Veterans need emotional help after returning from warNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - A study conducted by the Defense Department suggests that as many as 30 percent of soldiers returning from the Afghanistan and Iraq combat zones struggle with mental hea...