Multi-Generational Travel- How to make memories without being miserable By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Two vans and three generations covered over 2500 miles of America last summer with one goal,...

Anxiety-Proof your Decisions By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Life changes fast and successful people have to learn to make rapid decisions. There are two extremes of how people make decisions, both are...

Kids and War Anxiety- What Can Parents Do? by: Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life CoachIn the midst of war situations around the world, many parents are wondering what can be done to protect their kids from additional...

Creating Positive Change in spite of Crisis By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Change... it is a part of life that we don’t like to face. Oh we may speculate on what it would be like to live some where else,...

The psychological dynamics behind women & worry By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Women worry about many different topics, from men to body image to relationships to their mother's approval; yet the same...

Fat Kids Feeling Pain: Looking inside childhood obesity by Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach I KNOW ABOUT THIS SUBJECT DIRECTLY, since during most of my school years I was that fat kid. Teasing and joking about my weight...

The Psychological Benefits Of Pet Ownership By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Loneliness is listed as one of the greatest problems facing people in this country because it decreases mood and robs motivation....

Reaching kids in time- How powerful afterschool activities build young leaders By: C. Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach There is a lot of talk these days about cutting back on budgets and eliminating...

Growing Stronger through Change By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Change is the only constant element in business and life, so if you haven’t gotten used to it, start now. I say this...

Creating Positive Change in spite of Crisis By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Change... it is a part of life that we don’t like to face. Oh we may speculate on what it would be like to live some where...

7 Strategies to Survive the Holidays By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Have you ever wondered why traditional holidays are so stressful? Instead of being called the ‘most wonderful time of the year,’...

Is Happiness connected to Relationships? 3 Strategies to find fulfillment from the people around you By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor and Certified Life Coach Relationships- we all are impacted by them, but have you...

Men in Mid-Life have a choice- Mature or create a Crisis By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach The middle years of life create massive changes for men and women. Both go through a major shift physically,...

In-law wars causing Continual Conflict? What to do when a mother-in-law is at war with her son’s new wife By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Family Law Mediator Recently I was involved in mediating a major...

Caregiver Stress- the Dangers of being a Good Samaritan by Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach in Winter Park “Don’t take life so seriously, you’ll never get out of it alive,” was the simple...

Moving Beyond the Pressures & Problems of Life- A Stress & Burnout Recovery Guide By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Have you ever felt completely overwhelmed with life? I sure have and you probably have...

Frozen by the Fear of Wrong Decisions A coaching process to guide you toward greater results by Dwight Bain, Certified Life Coach & Nationally Certified Counselor One of my favorite sayings to share with people facing a major decision...

Children and Storm Stress- Helping kids deal with the distress of natural disasters By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Monster storms like Hurricanes, Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Tornadoes, Floods,...

Living Life or Watching it go by? By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor and Certified Life Coach Notice the difference between two groups of people in our culture. One group is actively watching life, while the other group is actively...

Social Connection Strategies for Relationship Success The psychological factors between body image and personal confidence By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Have you ever wondered why some people never seem happy...

Losing Love & Sex while Married By C. Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Why do so many people lose love and sex while losing their marriage? Research shows many different factors that lead to relationship...

Dealing with Difficult Relationships Building Strength and Setting Boundaries By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Do the closest people to you bring great joy or deep pain? The answer may reveal the level of...

Teen Rebellion or Conduct Disorder? ~ A Parenting Special Report from Dwight Bain Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Likely everybody has heard about or knows a teenager or young adult who has experienced trouble with the...

Frozen by the Fear of Wrong Decisions By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor and Certified Life Coach One of my favorite sayings to share with people facing a major decision is "you always have options." Yet in challenging times people are...

5 Things you must do to protect your kids from school violence By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach School should be a safe place of learning from teachers instead of a scary place where shootings and violence...

When Kids Carry their Parent’s Pain The warning signs of children facing complex family crisis By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach, Founder of the LifeWorks Group in Winter Park A dad loses a job. A...

Why don’t people change? Understanding the connection between feeling ‘normal’ and being ‘healthy’ By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor, Certified Life Coach and founder of the LifeWorks Group in Winter Park People...

Failure to Finish 4 key factors to guide unmotivated students toward academic success By C. Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Have you ever wondered why so many students get close to the ‘finish...

Iceberg Personality Principle Understanding why people do the things they do By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach 90% of an iceberg is under the water, leaving only a tiny amount exposed above the surface. Like an...

Strong Moms send twentysomething's packing by Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Here's a surprising trend during these challenging economic times. A number of strong women have actively guided their young adult...

Smart School Choice builds Strong KidsDeveloping a selection scorecard to place your student in the best school to meet their needs By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Recently I had dinner with my friends Bill...

Fathers & Sons- Why don't they walk the same career path anymore? by Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Have you noticed how rare it is these days for a son to follow in the same career path as his father? Up until...

The Crazy Roller Coaster of Conflict How to break out of circle arguments to find peaceful connection By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach “It’s your fault!” “No it’s yours!” “Oh...

When should parents begin to let go of their kids? Managing the change of letting go of...

Teen Rebellion or Conduct Disorder? ~ A Counseling Special Report from Dwight Bain...

Dangers of Media “Riptides” Positive steps to protect kids from negative media exposure By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor, Certified Life Coach & Author If you live near an ocean, you know about riptides, which are highly dangerous...

Will God Love Me if I have a Low Credit Score? By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Life Coach Someone asked me this question recently, “Will God love me if I have a low credit score?” I couldn’t believe it! They were under...

What do Successful Kids really N.E.E.D? The 4 key strategies of highly effective parenting By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Hundreds of times I’ve been asked questions after talk shows or speaking...

Recession hurts most when you are Married to an Unmotivated Man By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach; With Linda Riley, LMFT & Certified Sex Therapist Right now you know a woman working at least...

Relationship Cancer Understanding the psychological dynamics of domestic violence By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Her cries for help in the middle of the night startled us awake and when we turned...

Strategies to change ADD into a blessing instead of curse by Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life CoachIs ADD a blessing or a curse? The answer is probably going to be different depending on who you ask. For some...

5 Strategies to build the Best Year of your Life by Dwight Bain, Certified Life Coach...

By Aaron Welch, LMHC, NCC, CSOTS Ah yes, the holidays. For many, it is a...

Helping Kids deal with Stress after Natural Disasters By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified...

No….I’m not anti-American. Really, I’m not. My father was a WWII and Korea veteran, my...

“Merry Christmas, Dad! Coping with Grief in the Holiday Season” By: Aaron Welch, LMHC, NCC, CSOTS I doubt if this article will be very long in comparison to most that I write. The topic is far too difficult for me to “go...

This article may be less like an article than any I’ve written before. Normally, I really have...

Parenting Launch Sequence Managing the change of letting go of children so they can launch into a successful life as young adults By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Parents are told to give their...

Strategies to Survive Holiday Stress By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach Have you ever wondered why traditional holidays are so stressful? Instead of being called the ‘most wonderful time of the year,’...

By Aaron Welch, LMHC, NCC, CSOTS Anxiety comes in many forms…especially in...

BY Aaron Welch, LMHC, NCC, CSOTS Have you ever had those “aha” moments?...

By Aaron Welch, LMHC, NCC, CSOTS I wrote, recently, that I have been in a...

Introverts, Extroverts and the 4 Personalities By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor...

Carrie Underwood, former American Idol winner and now-famous country singer made a fortune off her hit, “Before He Cheats”, describing her violent and destructive reaction to discovering her man at a bar with another woman. She speculates about how...