Relationships
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Three Things to do Now to Improve Your Relationships
It is important to take steps to improve your relationships, before lasting damage is created. It is easy to get caught up in the daily grind and frustrations of running a house and…
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Coping with New Emotions of the Empty Nest
It is difficult to fathom that my oldest daughter is leaving for university next year. New emotions of the empty nest are definitely bittersweet. We only have a few more months before she…
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How to Feel Better After Hard Conversations
One aspect of communication that I struggle with is how to respond to friends’ bad news. I seem to freeze and have difficulty coming up with something to say. I want to be…
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Dealing with Emotions in the Teenage Years
It can be downright painful to have your sweet baby girl tell you that “you make everything worse.” Your intentions are simply to look out for what is best for them. Teenage girls…
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How To Give Up Control to Nurture Relationships
I am writing this post as much for myself (as with most of my posts) as I am for you. An area of my life that I consider a major flaw is my…
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Positive Strategies for Supporting Your Teen’s Mental Health
Keep the Lines of Communication Open Teens are famous for spending time in their bedrooms, responding in mumbles or grunts, and resisting your efforts at conversation. This means you have to try even…
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How to Develop a Deeper Connection: Rekindle the Passion
In the beginning, relationships are passionate and romantic. You are learning everything about each other, and it is all new and exciting. You can’t wait to do things together, and intimacy is frequent…
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Mental Health Boosters: How To Improve Your Mood
It is hard to stay motivated when so much is going on in our world. Protests, conflicts between friends and family, and the threat of global peace and security. The winter months seem…
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Five Fun Ways to Spend Quality Time with Your Kids
In the hustle of everyday life, it seems like we fall into predictable routines. We pick up our kids from school and get chores and dinner done. Next, we tackle homework, drive them…
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Allowing Our Teens to Fail: How to Strike a Balance
In today’s world, there is a great deal of pressure on parents to walk a fine line. We don’t want to be “helicopter parents” who bail our kids out every time they have…
