Ken Potts
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Helping men find the key to intimacyJun 19, 2019 10:48 am - "I know he loves me, but he just doesn't know how to be close to me." In more than 40 years of working with married couples, I must have heard these or similar words lit...
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Being an 'older' parent comes with own ups and downsJun 13, 2019 9:51 am - In honor of my youngest son's 30th birthday ... It was about 3:47 a.m. I had a dirty diaper in my left hand, some A & D Ointment in my right, and a grinning 6-month-old ...
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All wants aren't created the sameJun 06, 2019 9:18 am - I don't ask for a lot. I want a life that is interesting, exciting, challenging, rewarding, fulfilling and meaningful. I also want a life that is safe, secure, predicta...
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How happiness can be more an attitude than emotionMay 30, 2019 10:43 am - In one of those never-ending battles to keep my then 4-year-old daughter entertained on a long drive, I found myself resorting to teaching her some of the camp songs I l...
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Four dangerous words: 'I told you so'May 23, 2019 10:03 am - Some words should almost never be used. A good example is the four words strung together to create the sentence "I told you so." Separately these words are fairly harml...
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Lawyer not the best way to get your spouse's attentionMay 19, 2019 6:00 am - She: "I saw a lawyer today." He: "What about?" She: "You know what about. I can't take this any longer." He: "Take what? What are you talking about?" She: "We've both be...
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Unhappy moments are just part of lifeMay 09, 2019 10:02 am - "What's wrong with me? I'm just not happy. All I want is to feel good." As a psychotherapist, I hear this often. When I ask people what they want out of our work togethe...
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Why it's OK for parents to say 'I don't know'May 01, 2019 1:59 pm - There comes a time in all parents' lives when we realize our kids know more about some things - maybe a lot of things - than we do. For me, this has happened about the...
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Cope with change by embracing the chaosApr 25, 2019 10:50 am - What is upsetting, frightening and anxiety producing? Change. Especially change we do not seek, initiate, or control. What is certain, constant and unpredictable? Cha...
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'Helping around the house?' Think againApr 11, 2019 8:17 am - I was leading a couples' discussion group a while back when the topic of household responsibilities came up. I was impressed, pleased and proud (being a "liberated male...