Stop all blame, shame, and criticism. Making your spouse feel bad may not be the best beginning for positive change. This does not mean that your spouse is perfect. If fact, your spouse may deserve blame. […more]
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Stop all blame, shame, and criticism. Making your spouse feel bad may not be the best beginning for positive change. This does not mean that your spouse is perfect. If fact, your spouse may deserve blame. […more]
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The ability to change course in the middle of a fight is a powerful relationship skill. Most people do not have it. We can be so predictable in our arguments, so petty! Talk about […more]
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Anxiety is a mood state characterized by general feelings of unease, fear, worry, or dread. Sometimes it occurs in response to external stimulus. For example, you are camping and awaken to the sounds of sniffing outside your tent. Upon further inspection, […more]
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PTSD is a treatable anxiety disorder which can develop in individuals who have experienced severe psychological trauma. A diagnosis of post traumatic stress disorder may be the first step toward recovery […more]
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A successful marriage requires consistent effort. It is not something that happens to you. It is something that happens because of your efforts and the efforts of your spouse. Read More.
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If you want to change the style of a relationship, start with yourself. Your actions. Intimate relationships are a 50/50 proposition. Two people. If you’ve developed a pattern of judgement and criticism in your relationship, it may be time to create a new pattern. That’s okay.
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Lot of theories about love floating out there in the culture these days. Most of them are pretty worthless. Love is not a diamond necklace given in front of a cozy fireplace. It is not a fancy automobile. Love is not a delicious meal, a great haircut, or […more]
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Bronnie Ware, a palliative nurse who specializes in care are counsel for the dying, identified the following five regrets as those most commonly expressed by the terminally ill in their last twelve weeks of life. Her findings, based on interviews, were published in a book, […more]
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Children don’t really care what you do with them. What matters most is that you are doing something with them. Enter their world. Try to see the your family and the world from their perspective. Play tag. Make a lemonade stand or a zoo for stuffed animals. It doesn’t matter what you […more]

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