Author Archive: Lindsay Sturgeon

Motivation Monday: Beauty in the Storm

My husband and I recently took a trip to New Zealand.  One of the sights I was most excited about, one which I was told was a “must see” by many, was Milford Sound.  Milford Sound is not actually a sound, but a fjord.  It was carved millions of years ago as a glacier [...]

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Relationship Myth #2: If I Have to Tell My Partner My Needs…

Two Valentine’s days ago, I told my husband Chris, “I don’t need anything for Valentines day except for a nice card with lots of words written in it.”

That was all I wanted (or so I thought at the time, silly me).   But then, as Valentine’s Day approached and I started seeing posts on Facebook [...]

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Myths of Relationships #1: Finding a mate will cure my loneliness

It can often be believed that “If I could only find someone”, “If I were only married,” then I wouldn’t be lonely anymore.  I remember believing this myth myself.  Cognitively I knew it was not true, but deep down I did believe –or hope- that if I could only [...]

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The Importance of Seeing the Good and the Bad

In this post I want to explore one of the areas that Henry Cloud dives into in his book, Changes that Heal, which I’m going to call seeing both the good and the bad.  I find this subject to be invaluable.

Before we dive into it, I want to share a story about [...]

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Motivation Monday: Handling Worry

This was a great post on the concept of worry from Bay Area marriage and family therapist Lindsay Sturgeon. She blogs at apairofpennies.wordpress.com.

For those of you who read my last blog, I introduced the difference between productive and unproductive worry.  This concept is really helpful for me- by even [...]

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