by Kim Olver | Aug 28, 2019 | Relationships
Eileen Buchheim created Romance Awareness Month in August to encourage couples to improve their relationships through romance. In my work with couples, I have discovered that romance can be the language of love for some, but not so much for others. What happens when...
by Kim Olver | Aug 21, 2019 | Mental Health, Relationships, Self-Development, Self-growth
In honor of Happiness Happens Month, I wanted to write about what makes people happy. I am an avid Choice Theory enthusiast and have been studying the work of William Glasser my entire adult life. Glasser made the distinction between pleasure and happiness by saying...
by Kim Olver | Aug 14, 2019 | Choice Theory, Relationships
In honor of International Peace Month, I thought it appropriate to write about what constitutes peace. Internationally, most people think of peace as the absence of war. Nationally, it may look like bi-partisan solutions to issues with an active, participating...
by Kim Olver | Jul 31, 2019 | Relationships
A Healthy Relationship …what does that look like? As a relationship counselor, one of the biggest problems I see is that people in relationships are under the mistaken impression that their partner is supposed to meet their needs for them. This stems from the...
by Kim Olver | Jul 24, 2019 | Relationships
“You can love someone and still choose to say goodbye to them.”—Tara Westover Unhealthy Relationship: Do you stay or go? One of the hardest things to do is end an unhealthy relationship with someone you love—but why would you do that? In every relationship, you have...
by Kim Olver | Jul 17, 2019 | Parenting, Relationships
It’s vacation season in the Northern Hemisphere and it’s got me reminiscing: I’ve been a part of some amazing family vacations and I’ve witnessed some horrific ones. I decided to have some fun and prepare a family vacation guide to help you create family vacations...
