What is the Price of a Poor or Broken Relationship?
Have you ever looked at the cost of a broken or fractured relationship? If it leads to a divorce, it can be horribly expensive in both...
Jerry Clark
Sep 16, 20222 min read
Listen to Yourself.
Couples and families come into my office locked into arguments that create defensiveness and emotional pain which is difficult to dispel....
Jerry Clark
Sep 14, 20222 min read
The balance of the three-legged stool.
Have you ever found yourself in conversations doing any of these things? Filibustering or trying to convince Avoiding or abandoning the...
Jerry Clark
Sep 12, 20222 min read
Do you like Superhero movies?
Superman, Ironman, Spiderman, or Flash? What's not to like about a hero who wears a cape and can fly in to save you from grave danger at...
Jerry Clark
Sep 9, 20222 min read
Listen beneath the words.
Bob and Amy have been married for five years. He had to go into the office early and was required to stay late, it’s been a long day. On...
Jerry Clark
Sep 7, 20222 min read
Two dollars’ worth of guff for a nickel’s worth of offense.
Joe and Janice have been married for 11 years. They have a fractured relationship, and it has been eroding for the past three. It has...
Jerry Clark
Sep 5, 20222 min read
"Courage, dear heart..."
You have a strong sense of self-worth; you know what you want and how to get it. You are assertive enough to get people's attention, but...
Jerry Clark
Sep 2, 20223 min read
How does your garden grow?
Early in a relationship...the seed. I meet someone and feel a mutual attraction. On the first date, I throw out all the hamburger sacks...
Jerry Clark
Aug 31, 20223 min read
My Transition to Humility
Growing up in the 50s with five other siblings was tough on me. I was very frail, small, and constantly picked on. We didn't have the...
Jerry Clark
Aug 29, 20222 min read
Are You Nose Blind?
I read in an article that before Febreze was a “cleaning staple” sold at groceries across America, Procter & Gamble declared it a dud and...
Jerry Clark
Aug 26, 20223 min read
Stop. Pause. Observe.
I am reminded of a story that was sent to Dear Abby. Dear Abby, a young man from a wealthy family was about to graduate from high school....
Jerry Clark
Aug 24, 20222 min read
If I could do it again...
Occasionally situations arise and we look back and see that they didn't turn out the way we would have liked. It is easy to feel...
Jerry Clark
Aug 22, 20222 min read
47 on the Algebra Test
I was privileged to work in a hospital setting getting the experience of all kinds of psychological matters. I facilitated multifamily...
Jerry Clark
Aug 19, 20223 min read
Trade in my "beater."
Yes, I recall the days driving my “beater car” down life's highway in San Angelo, Tx. The fenders were bent and dinged, the paint was...
Jerry Clark
Aug 17, 20223 min read
Need a Tune-Up?
You check your vehicle's tires, oil, and vital fluids for a reason. Unwanted wear and tear can result from a lack of attention....
Jerry Clark
Aug 15, 20222 min read
I call it "Calendar Night"
It is safe to say that everyone wants life to be a little simpler. No one lays their head down at night and thinks, "You know, I wish...
Jerry Clark
Aug 12, 20223 min read
The Drift
Imagine a large limb falls from a tree into a flowing river, as the limb floats the river, it gets stuck on rocks or by other low-hanging...
Jerry Clark
Aug 10, 20222 min read
Tiny steps consistently over time lead to success.
Go big or go home. We have all heard it, tried it, or failed at it. Truth be told too many times when you "go big or go home" you often...
Jerry Clark
Aug 5, 20223 min read
Defensiveness
My friend Paula made this comment on the “Blame” post: “This is a great one! Would you please do a blind spot post on defensiveness?...
Jerry Clark
Aug 3, 20224 min read
Change Orbits
Relationships become predictable when we do the same thing repeatedly, even if it doesn't work. You say this…I respond with that… I do...
Jerry Clark
Jul 31, 20222 min read