by Sabrina Walters | Dec 8, 2020 | Conflict, Family
Whether your family is getting together in person or over Zoom this holiday season, family conflict can always be a particular stressor. As 2020 draws to a close, that might be more true this year than ever before — when even the discussion of when and how to...
by Sabrina Walters | Oct 5, 2020 | Family
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash. Here in Oregon, kids have gone back to school online — which means there’s more pressure on parents than ever before. Parents have been required to take on a much larger role in the process of teaching in this new virtual school...
by Sabrina Walters | Jul 21, 2020 | Family
I always think of summertime as family reunion time — but how can you have a reunion with social distancing? It might mean it looks different this summer, but it doesn’t mean you can’t stay connected to your families.
by Sabrina Walters | Apr 20, 2020 | Conflict, Family, Marriage
Photo by Luis Tosta on Unsplash The assumptions — and the baggage — that we bring into our marriages can make a big difference in our long term relationship. When we come into marriage without knowing what the other’s assumptions are about all the main topics (money,...
by Sabrina Walters | Dec 19, 2019 | Family, Health
The holidays are supposed to be romantic — full of joy and togetherness and hope. But what do you do when this season is laced with heartbreak? How do you face the holidays when you’ve just had a relational split? A divorce, a breakup, or worst of all, a death in the...
by Sabrina Walters | Jul 30, 2019 | Communication, Family
As our family prepares to go on another trip together this summer, we remember a blog post from about a year ago discussing exactly that. We try to do this every year, and every year the same discussions are essential. So for this newsletter, we thought we’d share...
