Category Archives: Couples and Relationships

These posts revolve around things that help couples in a lot of ways. They don’t just pertain to folks in the Traverse City area or those seeking counseling, instead, they seek to help those inside and outside of the Traverse City area that want to learn to help families beyond just counseling.

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  A rap is worth a thousand words

  Posted on September 20, 2012 by sanokcounseling in Couples and Relationships, Family Stuff, Joe's Blog, Parenting

  Parents rap about maintaining their household by videosonlytube I just saw this video. I don’t have much insight regarding counseling or therapeutic issues to write about. More that I just love how this couple seems to work together. It is so easy to get caught up in life’s tasks, but when a couple fires on [...]

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  The Cancer Effect

  Posted on August 30, 2012 by sanokcounseling in A better life, Couples and Relationships, Family Stuff, Joe's Blog

  In July I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Fairly soon I will be having a bunch of additional tests and have a treatment plan. I will soon have my thyroid removed, have a scar on my neck, and be on medicine for the rest of my life. I feel too young for all of this. [...]

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  Mental Wellness: Opposite-sex friends

  Posted on July 16, 2012 by sanokcounseling in A better life, Couples and Relationships, Joe's Blog

  Originally featured in the Record Eagle July 14, 2012. Available at: http://record-eagle.com/features/x748660390/Mental-Wellness-Opposite-sex-friends I have seen many a friendship and marriage fail because of opposite gender friends. What happens when you have a great opposite gender friend and you get married? What about friends that you make after marriage that are opposite of your gender? A marriage [...]

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  Friends and Crisis: Dos and Don’ts

  Posted on April 20, 2012 by sanokcounseling in A better life, Couples and Relationships, Joe's Blog

  You never really appreciate a life of normality until crisis hits. Our family has been through a number of things lately: a death, a major medical issue, and close friends having their own crisis. It is amazing how it seems that high profile events bring out people’s true social skills. I learned through experience what [...]

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  Money, Couples, and Mayo

  Posted on April 19, 2012 by sanokcounseling in A better life, Couples and Relationships, Joe's Blog

    It all started when we were shopping for mayonnaise. I mean, we didn’t go to the store just for mayo, it’s not like we have an all mayo diet, but it is now known as the “Mayo Incident.” I would say that it started years before that incident, but it was the catalyst. We [...]

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