Power

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The Art of Listening: Painting a Picture of Trust with Your Kids

Hear But More Importantly, Listen  Single fathers, this can be a crazy situation, but when navigated correctly, can bridge the gap and build a bond that can’t be broken. I remember when my daughter was 15 and had to talk to someone about an issue she had with her boyfriend. […]

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Redirect Anger, So it Doesn’t Direct You

Single dads, you know this feeling well. I was overcome by a series of unfortunate events, and they kept hammering me through the day. At first, I truly thought the world was against me. I soon saw a homeless man being harassed by a security guard and realized that everybody […]

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The Neural Connection: Exploring Love, Addiction, and Personal Growth

Sole Solo Parenting I specialize in working with single fathers who have become sole parents due to long-term or permanent situations that have profoundly affected their family structure. I refer to this as Sole Solo Parenting. This experience is distinctly different from single parenting due to divorce, breakup, or temporary […]

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Four Ways Single Parents Can Manage Their Financial Outlook

Anyone with children understands how difficult it can be to raise them. Even if your child is the most model of citizens, there are times when they can get on your nerves. Their actions, in addition to life’s obstacles, and the fact that one faces these challenges alone, is daunting.  […]

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Origin Story

Every superhero has a back story or what the comic world calls an origin story. Many of those stories begin from a painful and tragic place, but the hero is born from that pain from that pain. For example, Batman’s parents were killed in front of him, Spiderman’s Uncle Ben […]

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Transference and Transformation, From Grief to Power

It sounds crazy, but you have this ability. It comes down to your desire to do it. Grief is manifested through emotion, and emotions are energy that comes from our brains. The Amygdala region of our brain is responsible for driving emotions. If you have ever seen the Pixar cartoon Inside […]

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Get Out of Perceived Comfort to Find True Comfort

When faced with a challenge or a difficult period, people want to run to their comfort zone for safety’s sake. That perceived security gives a “temporary” feel-good that allows the feelings of safety to fool the person seeking its luxury. The problem is that some do not want to leave […]

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Grief Feeds on Sympathy

There is a period that sympathy is welcome when first going through a grieving period. After some time, grief catches on and starts to use it to keep you locked in its grip. Some people make the mistake of looking for sympathy over the long term, and when they cannot […]

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