Life Lessons

Observations, insights, and tools for creating a meaningful life and building satisfying, close relationships by therapist and life coach Christyn Nelson, MFT. Check back for updated posts once or twice each week! For more information about my counseling and coaching services, see www.christynnelson.com

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Running From Crazy

Last week, one film at the Irvine International Film Festival really captured my interest. The film is "Running From Crazy," and...

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

The Defining Decade: Why Your 20s Matter

For the past several years, I have been doing a great deal of counseling and life coaching with young adults in their 20s. I also now hav...

Monday, January 6, 2014

9 Strategies for Moving Past Your Partner's Affair

You love your partner, and never dreamed they would be unfaithful. Now you found out. Perhaps you had been noticing different behaviors in...

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Why It's Uncool To Freeze People Out

Have you ever had somebody get upset or angry with you and stop speaking to you? I notice that it happens frequently, with my patients repo...

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Taking the Risk of Opening Up

It's always a big risk emotionally to open up to someone else: to be real and vulnerable. Opening up means chancing rejection and hurt...

Thursday, November 21, 2013

Being Thankful

Being thankful is such a big part of being a contented person and living a meaningful life. There are always people who have more and less...

Monday, November 18, 2013

When Adults Throw Tantrums

Have you ever seen a full-grown adult have a meltdown? If you are observant, you can see adult-sized tantrums occur wherever you go, inclu...

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