Author Archives: Richard Damiani

  1. Crushing Affairs

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    An affair is crushing. All the hopes and dreams you had of being happily married are gone in an instant. You can hardly breathe or think, all is a whirlwind of fears and betrayal. Days full of tears and sleepless nights flow into each other until you lose track of days and time. Depression and anger mix together, and everything you hoped for in marriage seems lost. Every marriage counselor works w…Read More

  2. Post Holiday Blues

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    It’s mid-January. Our Christmas trees and decorations down. A few stragglers still have some work to do here, and some just don’t want it all to be over so soon. This was a short Christmas season. Thanksgiving came at the end of the month rather than at the end of the third week, and that made the usual rush of the holidays so fast that they seemed to end before we had our homes and apartments…Read More

  3. Choosing A Happy Marriage

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    Marriage can be a dream if it is happy, and marriage counseling aims at helping you make the right choices to find the marriage you’d hoped for. So many things go into making a marriage a delight for you both, but at the heart of any happy marriage are the choices we make every day to each other. If you’ve married a good man or woman, one who loves you and wants the same happy marriage that yo…Read More

  4. What Is Marriage Counseling & How Does It Work?

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    “What is marriage counseling and how does it work?” This is a question that new clients commonly ask when they first come for help with their marriage. Some people have delayed coming to counseling because they don’t know what to expect. So let’s talk here about what happens in the first session, and then what to expect after that. When a couple comes in for the first time I listen to them…Read More

  5. “You Say” by Lauren Daigle

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    This song is one that I find to be very powerful.  She is a Christian artist. I was surprised when I heard this song being played on a secular radio station.  As I listen to this song I think about how much it not only applies to my life but how much it could apply to everyone’s life in one way or another.  So, let’s dive into the lyrics together and break it down. I hope this song can help…Read More

  6. Will Depression Ever Go Away?

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    Short answer: Yes! Long answer: eventually!   When you are struggling with depression you can’t see this proverbial “light at the end of the tunnel.”  That light just doesn’t exist. It’s easy to begin to believe that this state of depression will never lift.  But guess what? It will!!   This season of depression that you are in may last a few weeks, a few months or even a few…Read More

  7. Silent Depression

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    A lot of individuals struggle with this thing I like to call silent depression.  Sometimes you can look at someone and just know that they are depressed. Other times, you can look at someone and think to yourself, “Wow! They have it all together! Their life must be awesome!”  Little did you know that the person who looks happy is actually struggling with this thing called “silent depressio…Read More

  8. Lonely on Valentine’s Day

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    Another Valentine’s Day has come and gone. Couples everywhere this day is celebrated have hired babysitters, dressed up and went out to eat, and then, at home or in a hotel or resort, made passionate love. But not you. Single, widowed, divorced, a recent break-up – for whatever the reason, you were alone. There is another loneliness, that of a disconnected marriage, one where you go through al…Read More

  9. The Holidays:Part Six – What to do After the Holidays

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    It is not uncommon for people to get depressed after the holidays.  Sometimes we are on a rush from the holiday season, and when it is over in a blink of an eye we can become depressed.   Sometimes the holidays can bring on a lot of hurt, maybe your family or friends said or did something hurtful, and maybe the holidays bring up sadness for you.  Either way, it is okay to have a difficult …Read More

  10. The Holidays:Part Five – Being Present on the Holidays

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    “Present(s)” is a word that we hear a lot around the holidays.  After all, this is the season of giving.  I love nothing more than giving my friends and loved ones presents on Christmas.  I love when I get them something that I know they are going to love and watching their faces when they open their gift.  Don’t get me wrong, getting gifts is great too but I do prefer giving them. …Read More