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Sammy Jo Diffendaffer, M.S., LMFT Assoc.
- Sep 18, 2018
- 3 min
🎤 I Can Let MY Hair Down 🎤
Relationships aren't meant to be confining. They aren't meant to make us feel like we have to "walk on egg shells" or that we need to "act a certain way" in order to pease our partner, or worse, to simply to maintain normalcy in the relationship. The goal for any relationship, rather, is to create an environment where each person feels free, (like the hit, 2003-release Jessica Simpson song lyrics) "I can let my hair down." To those of you who haven't experienced the joys of s
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Sammy Jo Diffendaffer, M.S., LMFT Associate
- Apr 16, 2018
- 3 min
When Black and White Meet Gray: Tips for Coping with Unexpected Life Situations
Black and white thinking, also known as "either/or" thinking, serves us well when we are first establishing an understanding of the world and the way things work. When we are toddlers, for example, categorizing things, such as shapes and colors, allows us to establish an organized process by which we are able to learn more quickly and efficiently about an individual subject and, thus, its related co-subjects. The better we are able to master this skill and carry it through to
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Sammy Jo Diffendaffer, M.S., LMFT Associate
- Aug 26, 2017
- 1 min
Understanding "Co-Dependence"
For those of you who have ever been in a relationship where you believed yourself or your partner to be "co-dependent," it is far more likely that your relationship problems were/are due to something else. "Dependent Personality Disorder," as it is labeled in the DSM-V is extremely rare, occurring in only 0.49% of the population. So, chances are neither you or your partner would likely meet the criteria for the diagnosis, but that's not to say you and/or your partner didn't b
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