Every Problem has a Gift

Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT May 12, 2014 “Every problem has a gift for you in its hands.” –Richard Bach The world is not black and white and breaking it into chunks of good and bad bypasses the richness that the world around us has to...

Why People Find It Hard to Be Happy

Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT May 5, 2014 Many people find it hard to be happy because they see the past as better than it was, the present as worse than it is, and the future as less resolved than it will be. I remember having a realization one...

Chronic grief is like addiction.

Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT April 28, 2014 Chronic grief is like addiction.  You crave the person and sadness is the hit. When someone leaves our life, grieving their absence is a natural process.  And, like all natural processes, it runs its...

Break It Down Into Smaller Chunks

Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT April 21, 2014 Break It Down Into Smaller Chunks When we enter into true recovery, we know exactly what we need to change… everything!  That’s a tall order and can feel overwhelming.  Even if we do change everything all...

Signs of Chaos or Signs of Health

Thought for the Week Timothy D. Stein, MFT, CSAT April 14, 2014 If my life were a story, would my current choices be signs of chaos or signs of health? In stories, the choices made by characters help us to understand where they are in their development.  Sometimes...