by Susan Adams | May 1, 2024 | Domestic Violence
Difficult Conversations/Difficult People (How to have that difficult conversation you’ve been avoiding) Week 1 When you think about the characteristics of a difficult person…what words or phrases come to your mind? Obnoxious, hurtful, demeaning, invasive, irritable,...
by Susan Adams | May 1, 2024 | Domestic Violence
Difficult Conversations/Difficult People (How to have that difficult conversation you’ve been avoiding) Week 2 Well, we have all encountered different situations and people in our lives that are hard to deal with…some are more toxic than others, but the truth is that...
by Susan Adams | May 1, 2024 | Domestic Violence
Difficult Conversations/Difficult People (How to have that difficult conversation you’ve been avoiding) Week 3 I would like to give you some practical ways to counteract these negative behaviors. Remember, the goal is to preserve the relationship,“if at all possible,”...
by Susan Adams | May 1, 2024 | Domestic Violence
Difficult Conversations/Difficult People (How to have that difficult conversation you’ve been avoiding) Week 4 In addition to last weeks blog….. Make others aware of the problem. Many times just making someone aware of the effect they are having on you will...
by Michael Neely | Mar 1, 2024 | Domestic Violence
My wedding was not a shotgun wedding, and I said those wedding vows of my own free will. The words were ringing in my ears: What God has joined together, let no man put asunder. I promise to love her until death do us apart. Love is a very complex emotion sometimes....
by Michael Neely | Mar 1, 2024 | Domestic Violence
At home that Sunday evening, she did apologize, but her apology didn’t match the offense. It’s one thing to say I’m sorry for raising my voice at you and asking for forgiveness. However, it’s a whole other ballgame to apologize for a physical assault and expect...