by Patricia Dechant | Feb 11, 2019 | Relationship Help |
Let’s address the elephant in the room: Valentine’s Day is looming. Looming… Interesting word… looming. But if you’re single and you place a lot of importance on your relationship status — not to mention still dream about what you think a perfect Valentine’s Day...
by Patricia Dechant | Feb 6, 2019 | Relationship Help |
Sound the retreat! Or maybe you’re a tad more subtle, and your way is to turtle or cocoon. But it is our human nature to move away from situations and circumstances we find unpleasant, people who make us uncomfortable and trigger us, and outcomes that we deem to have...
by Patricia Dechant | Jan 27, 2019 | Relationship Help |
I’m a solid 6. Of course, there’s no universally delineated scale to measure something as intangible and subjective as to how we’re feeling, how happy we are or how in love we are with our life. I’m going to go out on a bit of a woo-woo limb...
by Patricia Dechant | Jan 14, 2019 | Relationship Help |
Time really is the great equalizer, is it not? 1440… Regardless of our age, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, occupation, income bracket, marital status, religious or political affiliation, state of health or any other demographic that can be...
by Patricia Dechant | Jan 10, 2019 | Relationship Help |
Just like one of my all-time favourite movies “Pain and Gain,” it might be hard to believe… but what follows is based on a true story. “Hi. My name is Patricia. I need a codependent agreement, please.” No, I was not attending an AA meeting. Though I wouldn’t fault you...
