Raising an Emotionally Healthy Child
Raising An Emotionally Healthy Child on KSL TV’s Studio 5 Self and Relationship Expert Julie Hanks, LCSW, Owner and Director of Wasatch Family Therapy, shares how you can become your child’s “emotion coach” and help her develop emotional health. Watch the segment online! As a parent, I find it’s often easier to focus on my [...]
Read moreQuoted in E! Online about spoiled kids
I responded to a reported request yesterday for an “expert” to comment on spoiled kids. When I got the questions it was about Suri Cruise’s being seen, at age 4 using an iPad and my comments ended up on E! Online article “She Has an iPad – So is Suri Cruise Spoiled?” Kinda fun. Read [...]
Read moreBoost Your Emotional Energy
Boost Your Emotional Energy Do you wish that you had more energy? I do. I often look at my three year old who jumps out of bed with boundless energy, excited to face the adventure of the day, with envy. Unlike my three-year-old daughter, who has relatively few worries and concerns, I have many potential [...]
Read moreFinding Strength Through A Divorce
Finding Strength Through A Divorce Divorce is a time of crisis: “a dangerous opportunity”. It is an opportunity to find out that you’re stronger than you think you are. Though individual circumstances vary greatly from one divorce situation to another, you have a choice in how you respond to divorce. As with all difficult and [...]
Read moreEmotional Spring Cleaning
Emotional Spring Cleaning The light of springtime often inspires the cleaning out of clutter in your home and yard, and exposes the cobwebs and dust bunnies that have been collecting during the winter months. It’s also a good time to consider cleaning out your emotional space: your thoughts and feelings. Just as it feels good [...]
Read moreMarriage in distress? Try EFT
Ninety percent of couples improve with Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy! That’s an unparalleled success rate and last year I had the privilege of interviewing Scott Wooley, PhD, one of the worldwide EFT trainers. Since then I have been training in EFT so I can more effectively help couples! To find an EFT therapist in your area [...]
Read moreWhat to say when: Tips for surviving sticky social situations
If you ever find yourself at a loss for words in awkward social situations watch this segment. Here are some helpful phrases to add to your relationship repertoire! Sticky Social Situation Example Try Saying This You’re asked to do something you don’t want to do and it’s hard to say “no”. An extended family [...]
Read moreCommon relationship confrontations
If you live along the Wasatch Front, pick up a copy at your local book or grocery store of… March/April issue of Wasatch Woman Magazine If you live out of the area then find fabulous recipes, fashion treands, relationship help, inspiring featured women, book recommendations, and more online. In this issue my relationship article answers your [...]
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