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Should We Be Getting Married? Or Not?

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on February 8, 2018

Should We Be Getting Married? Or Not? Good love relationships reach a tipping point: Is it time to put our wedding plans into gear, and put them into the trash can and break up? Here's a good way to move a good love relationship off a plateau, and decide if it's time to commit or quit. In […]

Love's New Rituals

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on February 26, 2017

Love's New Rituals Long ago in a faraway place called 20th century America, when lovers would get serious about their relationship, they would usually announce to the world that they were “going steady" (or, "going together"), and then if all went well, that they were engaged to marry, ideally even to "enter holy matrimony" […]

Four Seasons of a Love Relationship

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on February 26, 2017

The Four Seasons of Love Before Marriage Another post here shows how love relationships work a lot like other living things—children, pets and houseplants. Like fruit trees, they grow through the cycle of seasons, and the time before marriage seems to me a cycle of four seasons. A problem in most relationships is that the partners […]

Making the Case for Marital Fidelity

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on February 12, 2017

Packing your Suitcase with the Facts I grew up in the fifties, thinking that marital fidelity was just what you do. As far as I had heard, most all the Schmidts had apparently been faithful to their spouses. I was told that it just made good sense, for families and for society. At church […]

Emotional Intelligence: How is Yours?

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on February 12, 2017

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE: How does Yours Stack up? Like mental intelligence, emotional intelligence is a combination between inborn giftedness (temperament) and learned abilities (acquired skill sets). It is easier to learn if we didn’t inherit an extreme emotional disposition, and if we have had healthy role models, or chosen them for ourselves. The theory and […]

PREVENTING AND RESOLVING CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on November 28, 2016

PROTECTING YOUR CHILD FROM SEXUAL ABUSE I hate for people to live in bondage of any kind, especially to be held hostage by fear. If you’re a parent of an elementary school child and you watch the TV news, you’re probably needing some relief from the fear that somebody will abuse your child sexually. I […]

Sex and Love Education for America Today

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on October 4, 2016

Why Some are Choosing Traditional Values in our Pornified Culture Sexual energy, beautiful bodies, romantic love, and close relationships -- as much as they are idolized in our culture, there is nothing inherently good or bad about them. They are all morally neutral resources, because they can be used for good or bad purposes. Whether or not […]

Questions about Counseling for Husband and Wife

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on September 10, 2016

How to Talk with your Spouse about Counseling How Much do I want to Help My Wife and our Relationship to Get Healthy too? _____ Do I want my wife to receive the guidance and support that she needs to become my partner in recovery? ______ If I am interacting with my wife in […]

How to Quit Smoking

By Dr. Paul Schmidt on August 25, 2016

HOW TO QUIT SMOKING Wise people have had lots of trouble with nicotine. Mark Twain said, “Giving up smoking is the easiest thing I’ve ever done in my life. I ought to know. I’ve done it a hundred times.” Sigmund Freud died of a cancerous jaw caused by smoking cigars. He was clearly aware […]

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Paul F. Schmidt, PhD

Therapy for Healthier Souls
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