Embrace the Possibilities

• How to Use Scripture to Stress Less
• Interview With the “Stress Master”
  Interview: What is Anxiety? Click to listen now! Dr. Debi Smith Interviewer Dr. Jennifer Fee “Stress Master”
• The Power of the Mind Over Anxiety
  by Dr. Jennifer Fee Thoughts are a powerful trigger for anxiety. Our cognitions can maintain, elevate, or lower our level of anxiety.  Today I would like to give you a few tips to help you identify thoughts that might be contributing to your anxiety, as well as show you how a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (CBT) might [...]
• Communication Problems?
  Quiz Does he avoid talking about your relationship? Does he usually withdraw and refuse to face an issue you need to talk about? Do feel like you have to push him to get him talk about anything of importance? If you answered “yes” to any of these questions, don’t wait any longer! Don’t you wonder why so many women have [...]
• A Breakdown in Communication
  by Dr. Debi Smith No, Mark and Cathy are not from different planets. However, their biological differences (nature) and the impact of their respective life experiences (nurture) have resulted in very different ways of communicating. It’s what you say that counts: Women were taught to talk openly about their feelings when they were little girls, so it’s [...] […]
• Mark’s Side of the Story
  by Dr. Debi Smith Mark’s experience was quite different than Cathy’s. (For Cathy’s side of the story, please read After the Honeymoon.) Although their honeymoon had been totally amazing, he was glad to be home from Paris. For years, one of his favorite end-of-the-day routines had been to grab a quick snack and head to the [...]
• After the Honeymoon
  by Dr. Debi Smith After 14 years of marriage, Mark and Cathy have separated. Mark is having an affair. Cathy is miserable and doesn’t know what to do. She’s tried so hard to make her marriage work and, through her tears, she wonders where things went so terribly wrong. She doesn’t remember it now. It happened so [...]
• Improve Your Couple Communication
  by Dr. Debi Smith Research* shows that you should be getting a positive response from your mate about 86% of the time. If you want to get more positive responses (even when you’re arguing), here are a six things you’ll want to avoid: Harsh comments: When your bids for your partner’s attention start with a harsh [...]
• Do you avoid deep conversations?
  by Dr. Debi Smith We all have them in our life: People we can’t trust. People who just don’t get us. They tell us they want to know what we’re thinking. They may encourage us — even beg us — to talk, saying they really want to know what’s behind our silence. Then when we do [...]
• Forgiveness
  by Dr. Debi Smith Forgiveness is often misunderstood in conservative circles. During the past decade or so, Christian psychologists have studied forgiveness from both theological and psychological perspectives. Most would agree that forgiveness is not only a theological decision, but also a psychological process with a number of distinct stages that have bee […]