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Traditionally Lent is a time of reflection and a time of change when we commit ourselves to stretching into new behaviors. It’s also often a time of cleansing our bodies and spirits to prepare a place for the divine to be more present in our lives. Consider the following to help bring the spirit of […]
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Although most of us know that anger is a natural emotion, in our culture there is little tolerance for those who cannot control their tempers. As a result, many learn to keep anger inside and ignore its roots, while setting themselves up for spontaneous, and often damaging, outbursts. PC&CC’s Kathleen Scheg is specially trained in […]
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Most of us could admit having a love-hate relationship with Valentine’s Day. We might remember the excitement of getting roses from a new love or trading candy hearts with childhood friends, but we also can’t forget old heartbreaks or ignore new loneliness. And the holiday’s presumptive focus on those who have a “special someone” can […]
READ ARTICLEAlthough most of us know that anger is a natural emotion, in our culture there is little tolerance for those who cannot control their tempers. As a result, many learn to keep anger inside and ignore its roots, while setting themselves up for spontaneous, and often damaging, outbursts. PC&CC’s Kathleen Scheg is specially trained in […]
READ ARTICLEYoung men and boys in Western culture rarely have formal opportunities for connection and support with peers and mentors as they face the challenges of growing up. Despite global history and substantiating the value of male initiation rituals, Western cultures continue to eschew such rites of passage, sending the message that young men simply are […]
READ ARTICLEWe all know well that New Year’s resolutions usually don’t work. In fact, more than 85 percent of us don’t succeed at them (J. Grenny, Influencer, McGraw Hill, 2007). What you may not know is that this modern-day ritual of seeking change at the New Year can be traced back thousands of years to Janus, […]
READ ARTICLEPC&CC is thrilled to report that 2008 was a record year for providing support and education services to the underserved in our community. Of the 7,250 counseling sessions led by our therapists in 2008, 841 were low-cost and 380 were pro bono. PC&CC also awarded nine scholarships to help couples attend our “Getting the Love […]
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The beginning of any new year brings a host of possibilities, plus the nagging memories of bygone resolutions. Whatever happened to last year’s promises of change that somehow never happened? In the Washington Post, evolutionary biologist Lionel Tiger, explains that people continue to make promises about changes they won’t keep because of our hunter-gatherer beginnings […]
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People use meditation and contemplation to gain calmness and perspective, lower blood pressure, augment medical treatments, reach beyond thought and senses to heightened states of awareness, and for many other reasons. Why not use these practices to renew the spiritual aspect of the winter holidays? Since it’s no secret that the holidays offer their fair […]
READ ARTICLEWhen I was newly married, I must have expected my husband to read my mind. I sulked when presented with a sweater he had worked hard to select. “He should have known this is a bad color for me!” My heart sank: clearly the marriage was based on some horrible misunderstanding. I wanted to gather […]
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