Each of us make decisions every day, and while each decision impacts those around us to some degree, some are life-altering for everyone involved. Some people make decisions easily and quickly while others others struggles.

Each of us make decisions every day, and while each decision impacts those around us to some degree, some are life-altering for everyone involved. Some people make decisions easily and quickly while others others struggles. Your probably learn one way or the other most of the time, but some things are more easily decided than others. In today's analogy, the Squirrel Story, two squirrels play out this real-life dilemma. One squirrel is nervously indecisive while the other is quickly...

Positive perfectionism may lead to worldly successes, but can also be damaging when not channeled correctly. Negative perfectionism can cause damage to you physically, emotionally and mentally.

Positive perfectionism may lead to worldly successes, but can also be damaging when not channeled correctly. Negative perfectionism can cause damage to you physically, emotionally and mentally. Today's analog story, the Blue Dots and the White Wall, is told to help you to understand how perfectionism can be harmful for you. Real-life scenarios, developed and written by Dr. Rita were gleaned from years of counseling and are shared her to help you understand why perfectionism...

Perhaps you know someone who likes to point a finger and makes an accusation. May be it is you who is being blames. The truth is, it never feel good to be the one getting the blame. Today's analogy story, the Boomerang Story, Dr.

Perhaps you know someone who likes to point a finger and makes an accusation. May be it is you who is being blames. The truth is, it never feel good to be the one getting the blame. Today's analogy story, the Boomerang Story, Dr. Rita reveals four types of blamer: the Irresponsible Blamer, the Passive/Aggressive Blamer, Should Blamer, and the Victimized Blamer. Discovering the reason why someone likes to blame not only helps you understand him/her, it also helps you to not...

If you are depressed, anxious or struggling with an addiction. It is common to feel worse at certain times throughout the course of your day.

If you are depressed, anxious or struggling with an addiction. It is common to feel worse at certain times throughout the course of your day. During these down-times, you may experience an increased number of negative or tempting thoughts, which can leave you feeling overwhelmed and out of control. How do you get out of this rut? Today's analogy story, the Twilight Zone, will now be told. Using real-life scenarios to emphasize the story's meaning, Dr. Rita developed this narrative...

Stress often happen when you take on problems that belong to someone else, such as trying to change someone's behavior, trying to be friends with everyone, trying to manage other people's feelings, or even trying to solve their problems.

Stress often happen when you take on problems that belong to someone else, such as trying to change someone's behavior, trying to be friends with everyone, trying to manage other people's feelings, or even trying to solve their problems. Living this way demands energy you do not have, and you end up not even being able to handle your own problems. This analogy represents those who tries to carry problems for others and ends up losing themselves. The real-life scenarios illustrates...

The way we think determines how we perceive our situation. When we think positively, we deal with trials differently than when we think negatively. Thoughts which are extreme, whether good or bad, are considered to be black and white thoughts.

The way we think determines how we perceive our situation. When we think positively, we deal with trials differently than when we think negatively. Thoughts which are extreme, whether good or bad, are considered to be black and white thoughts. Those who think dichotomously see things in terms of good or bad, right or wrong, love or hate........with nothing in between. The analogy of the Grey Zone will help you see if you are this type of thinker. Don't be surprised if you...

Prolonged anger damages a person physically, emotionally and socially. It can be the cause of your physical ailment, emotional disturbance or social isolation.

Prolonged anger damages a person physically, emotionally and socially. It can be the cause of your physical ailment, emotional disturbance or social isolation. This analogy, the Train Story, explains how to stop your anger before it negatively affects you. This show discusses real-life scenarios that were developed from counseling sessions and written by Dr. Rita. Here, people who were damaged physically, emotionally, and socially due to their anger problems learned to overcome this...

Relationships are often the most stressful parts of our existence.

Relationships are often the most stressful parts of our existence. Do you have any unhealthy relationship that cause you undue stress? Relationships can be healthy or unhealthy, and they usually falls into one of four categories or circles: Intimate, close, causal or acquaintance. It is when we try to move our relationships into a circle that is not supposed to inhabit that we often end up frustrated and disappointed, This Relationship Circle analogy describes socially unhealthy...

Have you ever wished for someone else to change? You believe that if he or she would change, your life would be much easier. In fact, you may spend your whole life trying to get him/her to change, but without much success. So you are very frustrated.

Have you ever wished for someone else to change? You believe that if he or she would change, your life would be much easier. In fact, you may spend your whole life trying to get him/her to change, but without much success. So you are very frustrated. In this show, the analogy story of Mr. Green Square and Miss Green Circle demonstrates how two very different people finally learned how to get along. This real-life scenario was developed and written by Dr. Rita. People from all walks...

No two human beings are exactly the same. The many differences include family background, personalities, different ways of handling things, and various points of view. The list goes on and on.

No two human beings are exactly the same. The many differences include family background, personalities, different ways of handling things, and various points of view. The list goes on and on. Because of this, it is impossible for two people to always agree with each other, and at some point, conflict will arise. When not properly addressed, resentment builds which can injure both the relationship and the person holding the grudge. These injuries have the potential to cause damage...

At one time or another, you will encounter a troubling relationship. It may be with your spouse, a young or adult child, employee, student or friend.

At one time or another, you will encounter a troubling relationship. It may be with your spouse, a young or adult child, employee, student or friend. You wonder what is at the root of the problem, and try as you may to do the right thing, you cannot ignore the fact that there is trouble. The Hippo Story presented in this show demonstrates how you can improve relationships with those around you by capturing their hearts. You will find it easy to identify with and learn from these...

Some ways of effectively helping others is to capture their attention, give memorable and applicable insights, confront them in non-threatening ways, to explain various concepts in simple detail, to promote behavior changes and to explain to the how much God love them. Storytelling in counseling achieves all of these goals. This show presents healing analogy stories written by Dr. Rita, which she developed from real-life counseling sessions. Testimonies of those who have been helped...