Take a deep breath! This is not another entry to shame you as a parent. I just left a conference and the theme this year is Back to the Basics. They quoted a really simple,Continue reading
Author: Karis Wong
M.A. in Marriage and Family Counseling
Licensed Professional Counselor
Trust Based Relational Intervention Practitioner
Member of the Fort Worth Area Association of Marriage and Family Therapy.
Certified Facilitator of PREPARE-ENRICH Marital Assessment (Since 2011).
Certified by the Christian Association of Sexual Educators (CASE).
Certified as a Gottman Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work Program Educator.
For more information about Karis, please visit here.
Introduction to Marriage and Family Therapy
Marriage and Family issues are usually highly sensitive (and often times highly personal). You may not be able to discuss them with your parents, or in-laws. You may not even share it with your pastorsContinue reading
NEWS: Teen Girls Counseling Group
Understanding Your Inner Roller Coasters This is a 6-week survival guide to understand your emotional roller coasters. You are NOT ALONE! We will be discussing your basic emotions, such as JOY, SADNESS, ANGER, FEAR, DISGUST,Continue reading
Empower Your Child To Live as A Sojourner
{This post is particularly written with the international/ interracial adoption families in mind, it might be more applicable for those who are adopting/ adopted older children}. You might be thinking to yourself, “Wait? What? RaisingContinue reading
7 Ways to Celebrate the Moon Festival in America
One of the best ways to raise bilingual and bicultural children is to introduce them to the important festivals of the country. If you have a bi-cultural/ multicultural family like mine, there are many thingsContinue reading
Forgiveness VS Reconciliation
“I don’t think I have forgiven my ex-husband yet.” Can you hear the echo in your own head about something similar? People always like to have a definite answer about many questions, this is oneContinue reading
How to take a Time-Out?
According to the marriage and relationship guru, Dr. John Gottman, taking a time-out is one of the most important antidotes to “Stonewalling”, one of the most destructive ways of handling marital conflicts. He called themContinue reading
Emotional Brewing- 7 Steps to Say Goodbye to Bitterness
When I was young, I heard a story about 3 types of people when it comes to getting over bitterness. The first type of people are like carrots. When the hurts and wounds come likeContinue reading
Have an interview with your partner about Forgiveness with 10 questions
One of the most exciting victories in my work has got to be seeing couples forgive and/ or reconcile! It is the reason why I wake up feeling fulfilled in the things I do andContinue reading
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