by Victoria Elliott | May 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
I remember a jump off the end of a long dock into water much deeper and much colder than expected. I can still feel the shock of cold water, so cold I was disoriented and in full panic mode. I was flailing and didn’t know which way was up. Even now, so many...
by Victoria Elliott | Sep 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you spend your holidays with consistently loving, reasonable people who never argue about politics or religion, about child rearing or about which kid was mom’s favorite, this article is not for you. Count your lucky stars and move on. Or stay. You are welcome to...
by Victoria Elliott | Sep 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
“We brush everything under the carpet,” is a phrase I hear often when working with couples. “Then what happens?” I ask. At this point, if the couple is still on fairly good terms, they will typically look at each other. Then one or both of them will reply to the...
by Victoria Elliott | Sep 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
I often ask clients what it means to them or about them that they did or did not perform some task or action. Among all the potential reasons or responses for failure to act, one underlying theme plays often. It is the theme of perfectionism. Sometimes, clients tell...
by Victoria Elliott | Sep 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
If your mind has ever stopped mid-argument and you have had a second or two where you just could not figure out what you were “fighting” about, you are not alone. There are a number of reasons this can happen. One cause can be a person’s physical state, which is tied...
