Making Wedding Anniversaries Meaningful
MAKING WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES MEANINGFUL – on KSL TV’s Studio 5 Self and Relationship Expert Julie Hanks, LCSW, Owner and Director of Wasatch Family Therapy, shares tips for making wedding anniversaries meaningful. More couples “tie the knot” during the summer months which means more couples are also celebrating wedding anniversaries at this time of year. Taking [...]
Read moreRaising 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 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 moreFind Your Inner Strength
Find Your Inner Strength When you hear the word “strength” you likely think of traits or characteristics that are easily visible to others. But you also have “quiet” strengths that are demonstrated in your relationships interactions, and in who you are. These quiet strengths might be empathy, being a good listener, making others feel important, [...]
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 moreThe Sibling Shuffle: Solutions for parenting more than one child
The Sibling Shuffle: Solutions for parenting more than one child As one of nine children in my family of origin, and as the mother of four in my current family, I know all about the pain and the joys of sibling relationships and of the parenting challenges that come along with raising children. Here [...]
Read moreStruggling with negative body image? Watch this!
Here’s yesterday’s KSL TV Segment “Love your body with out losing a pound”. How are you doing with accepting your body just as it is? I welcome your thoughts and comments below (your email will not be published)
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 moreFind the voice to say “No”
I recently surveyed more than 600 Utah women and found that 60 percent say they take on more commitments than they can handle, and 68 percent reported they don’t say “no” when asked to do something they don’t want to do. There are so many demands on your time and energy that saying “no” is [...]
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