Staying Fit and Living Long
Dr. Bradley Willcox, a scientist at the Pacific Health Research Institute in Honolulu, was the lead author in a long term study that followed 5,820 Japanese-American men from the Hawaiian island of Oahu for up to 40 years. One of the largest, longest studies of aging found one more reason to stay trim and active: [...]
Learning How to be Divorced
Like so many of my clients, behavior of divorced parents runs across a continuum. I tend to see the people who are at either extreme. At one end of the continuum are exes who are so angry and bitter with one another they cannot be effective parents. Much of counseling is helping them separate their [...]
Workshops and Consulting
Church Consultation/ Interim Ministry Transform the transition between pastors into a time of growth for your church. Assistance is available to help congregations decide on the best way to use the interim time. Opportunities rang from strategic planning to team development to conflict management. As an ordained minister with extensive experience in systems theory and [...]
Interim Ministry
Church Consultation/ Interim Ministry Transform the transition between pastors into a time of growth for your church. Assistance is available to help congregations decide on the best way to use the interim time. Opportunities rang from strategic planning to team development to conflict management. As an ordained minister with extensive experience in systems theory and [...]
Upcoming Events
Freedom for the Heart Conference Our purpose is to minister to hurting people; reaching beyond denominational lines offering compassion, insight, direction and resources to those battling something from their past or present; and to enable them through the grace of God to overcome and have a victorious future. Freedom for the heart begins with renewing [...]
Links
The following are links about counseling for both professionals and the public. Our Websites Christian Family Institute Divorce Transition Services McElroy Counseling Counseling Notes (Web log) Links of Interest Attention Deficit Disorder Association Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Focus on the Family GrowthTrac Oklahoma Marriage Initiative National Institute of Mental Health PREP, Inc. Churches [...]
Sliding vs Deciding
Scott Stanley is fast becoming the expert on Commitment in marriage. One of his latest articles (co-authored with Howard Markman and Galena Kline Rhoades) is “Sliding Versus Deciding: Inertia and the Premarital Cohabitation Effect“. The Journal of Family Relations is making this important article available to download at no cost: The article will only be [...]
Interview on GrowthTrac
Sheri Mueller (GrowthTrac) interviewed me the other day on the subject of Emotional Affairs. You can also listen to the podcast.
Types of Affairs
Not all affairs are equal. People become involved with someone other than their spouse for a variety of reasons; each reason has it’s own recovery strategy as well as it’s own prognosis. First, there is the affair that is fueled by alcohol and/or drugs. Often a one night stand, the idea is that some people [...]
