The most infamous case of severe abandonment in our generation, was of course, the brutal and bizarre story of O.J. and Nicole Simpson. I remember when O.J. was a football sideline reporter during a Super Bowl when the network made a big deal of showing O.J. interacting with his beautiful wife in the end zone […]
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At This Point Your Marriage Is SUPPOSED To Be Miserable!
You read correctly! If you have been married more than 7 years and you have not done some major league marital therapy as of yet then your immense marital unhappiness is right on track where it is supposed to be. Are you surprised at that? If you are then you do not understand the nature […]
An Affair Absolutely Does NOT Have To End Your Marriage
This week we are going to tackle the overwhelming epidemic of marital issues – infidelity. If your marriage has been affected by an affair please try to be open and take in the concepts that I will share. Just like you are in our office getting Marriage Counseling in Indianapolis, I will discuss the root […]
Divorce—A Mistake in Thinking
I tell every couple who comes to see me that my goal is to change their paradigms: how they view their problems, themselves, their spouse, their parents, their kids, their work, their money, their perspectives of reality, etc. Most people who have gotten divorced did not really need to. They got divorced because they felt […]
Marital Nightmares
Bad things can happen when you least expect them to. I had one such unexpected, moderately nightmarish experience last Sunday. While tooling home on my Harley a young man inched out into my lane. When I slammed on my brakes my bike kept going but I hit the pavement with a very sickening and painful […]
The King’s Speech Mirrors Majestic Therapy
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Crushed by Romantic Rejection – Andy Holzman
Rejection hurts and it hurts a lot. Whether the dumping happens directly or indirectly, subtly over time or quickly as if ripping off a bandage the hurt is disturbing and frightening to the partner left behind. In my experience with clients, the end has come by direct conversations or indirectly by text messages. Rejection has […]
Being Married Is Like Boiling In A Pot Of Spicy Chili
I had an intense dream the other night. I saw a man completely covered in chili. All that wasn’t covered with chili were his bugged out eyes. In my dream he brushed up against me and got some of the chili on my chest. It was so spicy that it burned and irritated my skin. […]
Top Ten Reasons You Should Choose Family Tree Counseling
#1 We are very good at what we do – I only select caring, motivated, teachable, psychologically open, trustworthy therapists who have impeccable levels of integrity. They are all extremely fine people. I train them extensively in our highly effective family systems approach. I have been way overbooked as a therapist for 25 years. While […]
Mark E. Smith, LCSW
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