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...

Sharing somebody's success brings us back to a feeling of community, and celebrating as a community is one of life's finest pleasures. Take a moment to call and say 'congratulations', or a 'I'm so happy for you', and really mean it when someone you know...

Women say it all the time. “He snores like a freight train” or “he snores so loud they can hear him down the street.” And in the end someone ends up sleeping on the couch. The problem is that that snoring can mean that your spouse could have a...

BABY GIRL "Remember, you have precious cargo on this trip. I’m trusting you to take care of my daughter". I said those words to a young man who was taking my daughter to Texas for 7 days last Saturday. Would I have said something like that if...

Have you ever lost your balance? You know, you are walking along, singing the few words you actually know from the song you just heard on the radio when, suddenly, a clever square of sidewalk instantly raises its corner, catches your shoe, and hurtles you...

Rebuild your personal energy after a crisis with the addition of these healthy action steps PHYSICAL COPING SKILLS Sleep (7-9 hours) Healthy diet Regular meals Yoga or Pilates Low impact exercise Deep breathing Tense/ Relax...

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...

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....

By Linda Riley, LMFT and Certified Sex Therapist The stories I hear daily are often filled with trauma and pain starting in early child-hood and continuing through- out life. How does trauma and early childhood pain affect ones capacity to love?...

A Sons Need To Feel Valuable To His Father My last article focused on the growing issue of mother/son conflict and the response I have gotten has confirmed the trends I am seeing between moms and their boys. However, it is important for me to note that...

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...

This was written to my friends and family about a friend I met online. He is from Texas and in March came to visit me for almost a week. This last week, I met Terry King. I believe he is my soul mate if there is such a thing. We have a certain...

What are some ways I can know that my teenager is having a hard time with adjustment?* A noticeable change in grades* When teens isolate themselves (headphones all the time, hide in their room, avoid family time)* Attempts to "escape" (video games, books,...

I was asked today to share some if the relationship tips I share in seminars regarding marriages and having a successful happy one. Here are some of the tips I posted: Here's a couple for you...#1 - this applies to all relationships - marriages,...

I can no longer imagine my life without the internet, but many people in my age group plus the generation below and many generations above, are utterly clueless online. I know very few people older than 40 who fully embrace the web and all its...

Have you ever had one of those moments where somebody said something to you and it just didn’t process? I mean, you understood the sentence; it was correct in grammar and style…it made sense and, yet, it didn’t make sense either. You know, one of...

Facebook = Business Growth = Law of Attraction I have had so many comments about my last blog post on Facebook and my interviews, that I thought I would share some of my own ‘quantum leaps’ with regard to my business. I was sharing some of my...

“Et Tu, Brute?”These are the words of Caesar after he realizes his best friend and confidante was a party to his assassination, as written in Shakespeare’s well-known tragedy. Translated, this phrase means, “You too, Brutus?”Wow! Only three...

Let’s assume we all exist because we form relationships with other humans. Now, let’s test...

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

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...

Linda Riley, LMFT & Certified Sex Therapist The Greek philosopher, Sophocles said, “One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life. That word is love.” The Russian novelist, Fyodor Dostoevsky’s definition of hell is the...

This week's "Reality Bytes: A Message that Resonates" video is Perfect! To paraphrase your video "blurb": Every caregiver out there knows it's not easy. But I didn't even know about the Community Education & Resource Affiliation of Central Florida,...

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...

It Will Never Happen Again- If international pop star, Rihanna, can forgive her pop star boyfriend, Chris Brown, why shouldn't I? A few weeks ago Chris was charged with severely beating Rihanna and pictures were released to prove it. This...

The Secret behind Cheaters- 15 factors that Fuel Infidelity By Dwight Bain, Nationally...

As a television news reporter years ago, I always knew I had to be visually appealing. Although I wasn’t well endowed in one specific area, my body was very well proportioned for my size and I had that youthful, perky, cute look. Unfortunately though,...

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...

A friend and I just returned from Las Vegas where we were faculty at the National Forum for Healthcare Strategists. We were there to present on the growing importance of social media in the healthcare industry. We were there to remind senior executives...

Lost in a Sea of Stress- Surviving 8 Common types of loss to feel strong again By Dwight Bain, Nationally Certified Counselor & Certified Life Coach “Lost at sea”. Words you often hear in a coastal state like Florida, but words you...

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...

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,’...

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...

If you're happy and you know it, clap your hands. Apparently, there's not a lot of hand clapping going on. Have you been in a bookstore lately? The happiness industry is smiling from ear to ear. There's Stumbling on Happiness, The Secrets of Happiness, In...

Cancer does not "just happen". Cancer along with many other common diseases is not just a chance occurrence. There is a growing and unequivocal body of evidence supporting the concept that most common diseases are the result of complex interactions...

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

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...

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...