Tag: Jonathan Decker
Tips to strengthen your marriage while growing your business
Tips to strengthen your marriage while growing your business
By Jonathan Decker, LMFT
Entrepreneurs of necessity take risks in pursuit of financial independence, yet the largest...
When Easter was shared by a Mormon, a Catholic, and an...
Catholics, Evangelicals, and Mormons. Three divergent branches of Christianity whose doctrinal differences have led to everything from declaring each other un-Christian to literal bloodshed....
Your Family Expert: Managing anger to connect more and fight less
As a therapist, the most rewarding aspect of my work is helping to heal relationships. We all have the need to feel connected, loved,...
New Year’s resolutions: How to keep ’em
There are countless stories and jokes about abandoned New Year's resolutions, perhaps because the experience is so universal. When it comes to self-improvement, it...
The Indy Top Ten of 2015: Features
In this first part of a running series of The Independent's most read articles of 2015, we give you the top ten articles submitted...
Christmas conflict resolution in five steps
Christmas is supposed to be a joyous time with family and friends, but far too often they’re loaded with tension and arguing. Old resentments...
What Jesus wants for his birthday
I’m not sure how I’d feel if for my birthday, my friends gave gifts to everyone but me. Yet that’s exactly what Jesus wants,...
Gratitude cures entitlement
One of my clients exclaimed: "No matter how much I do for my children, no matter how much I give, they always want more....
Online family therapy: 5 reasons to try it
In the age of social media and smartphones, so much of our lives revolves around technology. Marriage and family therapy has never been a...
Suicide: Helping those left behind
No one should have to suffer the pain of a loved one's suicide alone. However, in the face of such a tragic loss as...